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noun
Either of the interventricular foramina, channels that connect the paired lateral ventricles with the third ventricle at the midline of the brain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
the 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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: interventricular foramen, Monro's foramen
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: foramen, hiatus
History
Named after the Scottish physician Alexander Monro.
