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单词 foramen cecum
释义

foramen cecum

English

Alternative forms

  • foramen caecum, foramen cæcum

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /fəˌɹeɪ.mən ˈsi.kəm/

Noun

foramen cecum (plural foramina ceca)

  1. (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

References

  • foramen cecum” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
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