Monro
/mənˈrəʊ/ /mʌnˈrəʊ/Anatomy
noun
With of and in the genitive. Designating the interventricular foramen of the brain, which connects the third ventricle with the lateral ventricle on each side.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Jones Quain (1796–1865), anatomist. From the name of Alexander Monro, Scottish anatomist, who described the structure.