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fo·ra·men    Audio Help   [fuh-rey-muhn] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -ram·i·na    Audio Help   [-ram-uh-nuh] Pronunciation Key.
an opening, orifice, or short passage, as in a bone or in the integument of the ovule of a plant.
[Origin: 1665–75; < L forāmen hole, opening, equiv. to forā(re) to bore, pierce + -men resultative n. suffix]

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fo·ram·i·nal    Audio Help   [fuh-ram-uh-nl] Pronunciation Key, adjective
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