Foramen Ovale Definition

ō-vălē, -vālē, -vä-
noun
The small, oval opening in the wall that separates the atria of the heart in a normal fetus: it allows blood to bypass the nonfunctioning fetal lungs until the time of birth when it gradually closes up.
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Other Word Forms of Foramen Ovale

Noun

Singular:
foramen ovale
Plural:
foramen-ovales

Origin of Foramen Ovale

  • New Latin forāmen ōvāle Latin forāmen opening Medieval Latin ōvāle neuter of ōvālis oval

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Foramen Ovale Sentence Examples

  • The base of the cranium is long and narrow; the alisphenoid is very obliquely perforated by the foramen rotundum, but the foramen ovale is confluent with the large foramen lacerum medium behind.

  • The frequency of an opening between the right and left auricles at the seat of the fetal foramen ovale.

  • The prevalence of patent foramen ovale in patients with migraine.

  • Prevalence and size of directly detected patent foramen ovale in migraine with aura.

  • Patent foramen ovale (PFO)-A congenital heart defect characterized by an open flap that remains between the two upper chambers of the heart (the left and right atria).

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FFOFOR

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ELEALE

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