Usually means: Opening in skull for spine.
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  1. foramen magnum: Merriam-Webster
  2. foramen magnum: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. foramen magnum: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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  7. foramen magnum: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
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Medicine (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. foramen magnum: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Foramen magnum: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
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Science (2 matching dictionaries)
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Definitions from Wiktionary (foramen magnum)

noun:  (anatomy) The large foramen, or hole, in the occipital bone for the passage of the medulla oblongata and its membranes.

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