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foramina ceca

US/fəˌɹæm.ən.ə ˈsi.kə/

foramina ceca is the plural of foramen cecum.

Meaning of foramen cecum

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.

Questions about foramina ceca

What is foramina ceca the plural of?
Foramina ceca is the plural of foramen cecum.
How do you pronounce foramina ceca?
Foramina ceca is pronounced /fəˌɹæm.ən.ə ˈsi.kə/ (US).

Words near foramina ceca in the dictionary

  1. foramen ovale
  2. foramen ovales
  3. foramen spinosum
  4. foramens
  5. foramina
  6. foramina ceca
  7. foramina magna
  8. foramina of Monro
  9. foramina spinosa
  10. foraminal
  11. foraminally

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