What is "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.

n. (context anatomy English) Either of the interventricular foramen, channels that connect the paired lateral ventricles with the third ventricle at the midline of the brain.

n. 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 [syn: interventricular foramen, Monro's foramen]