SINCE 1828
foramen of Magendie
noun
foramen of Ma·gen·die
| \ -mə-ˌzhän-ˈdē
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Medical Definition of foramen of Magendie
: a passage through the midline of the roof of the fourth ventricle of the brain that gives passage to the cerebrospinal fluid from the ventricles to the subarachnoid space
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