alar foramen

noun

The opening at either end of the alar canal, with the rostral alar foramen closer to the nose and the caudal or posterior alar foramen closer to the back of the skull.

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Meanings

nounalar foramen (plural alar foramina or alar foramens)

plural alar foramina · plural alar foramens

  1. The opening at either end of the alar canal, with the rostral alar foramen closer to the nose and the caudal or posterior alar foramen closer to the back of the skull.

Origin

From alar + foramen.

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alar foramen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alar%20foramen

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“alar foramen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alar%20foramen. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alar foramen,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alar%20foramen.

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