Foramen — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɔːɹeɪmˌɛn/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɔːɹeɪmˌɛn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɔːɹeɪmˌɛn/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈɔːɹeɪmˌɛn/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hiatus

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

agujero

una abertura o perforación natural a través de un hueso o una estructura membranosa

🇮🇹Italian

forame

un'apertura o perforazione naturale attraverso un osso o una struttura membranosa

🇵🇹Portuguese

forame

uma abertura ou perfuração natural através de um osso ou estrutura membranosa

🇷🇺Russian

отверстие

естественное отверстие или перфорация через кость или мембранную структуру

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रंध्र

किसी हड्डी या झिल्लीदार संरचना के माध्यम से एक प्राकृतिक उद्घाटन या छिद्र

🇧🇩Bengali

ফোরামেন

একটি হাড় বা একটি ঝিল্লি কাঠামোর মাধ্যমে একটি প্রাকৃতিক খোলার বা ছিদ্র

🇮🇳Tamil

துளை

ஒரு எலும்பு அல்லது சவ்வு அமைப்பு மூலம் இயற்கையான திறப்பு அல்லது துளையிடல்

🇮🇳Telugu

రంధ్రము

ఎముక లేదా పొర నిర్మాణం ద్వారా సహజంగా తెరవడం లేదా చిల్లులు

🇮🇳Marathi

रंध्र

हाड किंवा पडदा संरचनेद्वारे नैसर्गिक उघडणे किंवा छिद्र करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

રંજકદ્રવ્ય

હાડકા અથવા પટલની રચના દ્વારા કુદરતી ઉદઘાટન અથવા છિદ્ર

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಂಧ್ರ

ಮೂಳೆ ಅಥವಾ ಪೊರೆಯ ರಚನೆಯ ಮೂಲಕ ನೈಸರ್ಗಿಕ ತೆರೆಯುವಿಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ರಂದ್ರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദ്വാരം

ഒരു അസ്ഥിയിലൂടെയോ സ്തര ഘടനയിലൂടെയോ ഉള്ള സ്വാഭാവിക തുറക്കൽ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സുഷിരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫੋਰਮੇਨ

ਇੱਕ ਹੱਡੀ ਜਾਂ ਝਿੱਲੀ ਵਾਲੇ ਢਾਂਚੇ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਇੱਕ ਕੁਦਰਤੀ ਖੁੱਲਣ ਜਾਂ ਛੇਦ

🇵🇰Urdu

فورمین

ہڈی یا جھلی کے ڈھانچے کے ذریعے قدرتی افتتاح یا سوراخ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

孔

穿过骨头或膜结构的自然开口或穿孔

🇯🇵Japanese

孔

骨または膜状構造を通る自然な開口部または穿孔

🇰🇷Korean

구멍

뼈나 막구조를 통한 자연적인 구멍이나 천공

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lỗ lỗ

lỗ hở hoặc lỗ thủng tự nhiên xuyên qua xương hoặc cấu trúc màng

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الثقبة

فتحة طبيعية أو ثقب من خلال عظم أو بنية غشائية

🇮🇷Persian

روزنه

یک سوراخ یا سوراخ طبیعی از طریق استخوان یا ساختار غشایی

🇮🇱Hebrew

פורמן

פתח טבעי או ניקוב דרך עצם או מבנה קרומי

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The primary meaning of 'foramen' is 'a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure'.

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