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foramen cecum

US/fəˌɹeɪ.mən ˈsi.kəm/

foramen cecum noun: 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.

Noun

foramen cecum (plural foramina ceca)

  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.

Forms of foramen cecum

pluralforamina ceca
alternative formforamen caecum
alternative formforamen cæcum

Origin of foramen cecum

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

Questions about foramen cecum

What does foramen cecum mean?
Foramen cecum means 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.
What part of speech is foramen cecum?
Foramen cecum is a noun.
How do you pronounce foramen cecum?
Foramen cecum is pronounced /fəˌɹeɪ.mən ˈsi.kəm/ (US).
What is the plural of foramen cecum?
The plural of foramen cecum is foramina ceca.

Words near foramen cecum in the dictionary

  1. forakers
  2. foralite
  3. foralites
  4. foram
  5. foramen
  6. foramen cecum
  7. foramen magnum
  8. foramen of Monro
  9. foramen ovale
  10. foramen ovales
  11. foramen spinosum

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