- posterior foramen
- noun
: the opening in an insect's head leading to the thoracic cavity
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foramen cecum — foramen ce·cum sē kəm n a shallow depression in the posterior dorsal midline of the tongue that is the remnant of the more cranial part of the embryonic duct from which the thyroid gland developed … Medical dictionary
posterior femoral cutaneous nerve — n a nerve that arises from the sacral plexus, leaves the pelvis in company with the sciatic nerve through the greater sciatic foramen, and is distributed to the skin of the perineum and of the back of the thigh and leg compare LATERAL FEMORAL… … Medical dictionary
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Foramen magnum — Bone: Foramen magnum Occipital bone. Inner surface. Gray s subject #31 129 … Wikipedia
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