foramen of Monro

noun

Either of the interventricular foramina, channels that connect the paired lateral ventricles with the third ventricle at the midline of the brain.

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Meanings

nounforamen of Monro (plural foramina of Monro)

plural foramina of Monro

  1. anatomyEither of the interventricular foramina, channels that connect the paired lateral ventricles with the third ventricle at the midline of the brain.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe 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

Similar
interventricular foramenMonro's foramen
Broader
foramenhiatus

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Origin

Named after the Scottish physician Alexander Monro.

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