SINCE 1828
foramen rotundum
noun
foramen ro·tun·dum
| \ -rō-ˈtən-dəm
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Medical Definition of foramen rotundum
: a circular aperture in the anterior and medial part of the greater wing of the sphenoid that gives passage to the maxillary nerve
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