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Keywords: Foramina, Fenestra, Pedicle, Magnum, Vertebrae

Related Terms: Lumbosacral, Sacral, Spinal, Vertebra, Vertebral Column, Spinal Fusion, Filum Terminale, Epidural Space, Meningocele, Myelomeningocele, Spinal Canal, Spinal Column, Spinal Nerve, Vertebral Subluxation, Vertebral Subluxation Complex, Posterior Longitudinal Ligament, Spinal Cord, Spondylosis, Cauda Equina, Vertebral Canal, Lumbar Spine, Neural Arch, Brachial Plexus, Spinous Process, Laminectomy, Vertebrae, Spinal Stenosis, Laminotomy, Ligamentum Flavum, Foramen Magnum, Femoral Nerve, Foraminotomy, Cervical, Spinal Nerves, Conus Medullaris, Sciatic Nerve, Thoracic Spine, Lumbar Region, Dorsal Horn, Cervical Spine, Occipital Bone, Sutures, Nerve Cord, Nerve Root, Spondylolysis, Central Canal, Cervical Plexus, Subluxation, Anterior Horn, Corpectomy

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A small opening, perforation, or orifice; a fenestra.

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a passage or opening; a communication between two cavities of an organ or a hole in a bone for passage of vessels or nerves

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(L. aperture or hole): A communication between two cavities such as the brain ventricles or an opening in bone for passage of vessels and/or nerves.

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a passage or opening (pl. foramina).

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