foramen cecum
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English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from New Latin forāmen caecum (“an invisible, hidden opening”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /fəˌɹeɪ.mən ˈsi.kəm/
Noun
[edit]foramen cecum (plural foramina ceca)
- (anatomy) 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.
- Hypernym: foramen
- Coordinate terms: foramen lacerum, foramen magnum, foramen ovale, foramen rotundum, foramen spinosum, foramen transversarium
Translations
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References
[edit]- “foramen cecum”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.