English Explanatory Dictionary

foramen cecum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A shallow depression in the posterior dorsal midline of the tongue that is the remnant of the more cranial part of the embryonic duct from which the thyroid gland developed.

Pronunciation

/fəˌɹeɪ.mən ˈsi.kəm/

Word forms

foramen cecum foramina ceca foramen caecum foramen cæcum

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin forāmen caecum (“an invisible, hidden opening”).

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