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Definition of Foramen of Monro

Foramen of Monro
Foramen Fo*ra"men, n.; pl. L. Foramina, E. Foramines. [L., fr. forare to bore, pierce.] A small opening, perforation, or orifice; a fenestra. Foramen of Monro (Anat.), the opening from each lateral into the third ventricle of the brain. Foramen of Winslow (Anat.), the opening connecting the sac of the omentum with the general cavity of the peritoneum.

Meaning of Foramen of Monro from wikipedia

- Scottish physician and University of Edinburgh graduate Alexander Monro, who first described an enlarged foramen in the context of hydrocephalus in a presentation...
- portion of the wall of the forebrain consists of a thin lamina, the lamina terminalis, which stretches from the interventricular foramen (foramen of Monro) to...
- of bobble-head doll syndrome from the presence of a suprasellar cyst in the arachnoid mater of the meninges. It, too, obstructs the foramen of Monro....
- sites of production to sites of absorption. Fluid formed in the lateral ventricles flows through the paired interventricular foramina (foramen of Monro) into...
- foot foramen foramen lacerum foramen magnum foramen of Luschka foramen of Magendie foramen of Monro foramen ovale (heart) foramen ovale (skull) foramen rotundum...
- ventricles of the brain that his name is known to every student of medicine at the present day. The opening now always spoken of as the "foramen of Monro" is...
- consists of a gelatinous material contained within a membrane of epithelial tissue. It is almost always found just posterior to the foramen of Monro in the...
- develops in the region of the foramen of Monro, in which case it is at risk of developing an obstructive hydrocephalus. A variable degree of ventricular enlargement...
- The hypothalamic sulcus (sulcus of Monro) is a groove in the lateral wall of the third ventricle, marking the boundary between the thalamus and hypothalamus...
- hydrocephalus, is caused by an obstruction to the flow of CSF. Foramen of Monro obstruction may lead to dilation of one, or if large enough (e.g., in colloid cyst)...