Term Name: foramen
Synonyms: foramina
Definition: Anatomical space that is an opening in a bone, usually for passage of blood vessels or nerves.
Appears at: Unknown
Evident until: Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005386]

Relationships
is a type of: anatomical space
has subtype: auditory fenestra auditory foramen basicapsular fenestra carotid artery canal coracoid foramen dentary foramen foramen magnum glossopharyngeal foramen hyomandibular foramen hypophyseal fenestra inner ear foramen lateral occipital foramen metapterygoid-symplectic fenestra neuromast foramen olfactory nerve foramen optic foramen orbital foramen prootic foramen scapular foramen superficial ophthalmic nerve foramen vagus foramen

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