MONRO'S FORAMEN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The small opening (on both the right and left sides) that connects the third ventricle in the diencephalon with the lateral ventricle in the cerebral hemisphere

Synonyms:

foramen of Monro; interventricular foramen; Monro's foramen

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("Monro's foramen" is a kind of...):

foramen; hiatus (a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure)

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