Medical Definition of Foramen rotundum

1. An opening in the base of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone, transmitting the maxillary nerve. Synonym: round foramen. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Foramen Rotundum

foramen of Arnold
foramen of Key-Retzius
foramen of Luschka
foramen of Monro
foramen of transverse process
foramen of vena cava
foramen omentale
foramen opticum
foramen ovale
foramen ovales
foramen palatinum majus
foramen parietale
foramen petrosum
foramen processus transversi
foramen quadratum
foramen rotundum (current term)
foramen sacrale
foramen singulare
foramen sphenopalatinum
foramen spinosum
foramen stylomastoideum
foramen subseptale
foramen supraorbitale
foramen thyroideum
foramen transversarium
foramen venae cavae
foramen venosum
foramen vertebrale
foramen vertebroarterialis
foramen zygomatico-orbitale

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