monro's foramen

1. 1.

   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

   Synonymsinterventricular foramenforamen of Monro

   Broaderforamen

Questions about monro's foramen

What does monro's foramen mean?

monro's foramen means "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".

What is another word for monro's foramen?

Close synonyms include interventricular foramen, foramen of Monro. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.