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foramen of magendie — məˌzhänˈdē Usage: usually capitalized M Etymology: after François Magendie died 1855 French physiologist : a passage through the midline of the roof of the fourth ventricle of the brain which together with the foramina of Key and Retzius affords… … Useful english dictionary
Foramen — A natural opening. Although a foramen is usually through bone, it can be an opening through other types of tissue, as with the foramen ovale. * * * An aperture or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure. SYN: trema (1). [L. an… … Medical dictionary
Vein — A blood vessel that carries blood low in oxygen content from the body back to the heart. The deoxygenated form of hemoglobin (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood makes it appear dark. Veins are part of the afferent wing of the circulatory system… … Medical dictionary
