Foramen cecum

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.NounA 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.

Synonyms

punctum caecum stomodeum ileocecum blind gut hilum rathke's cleft cavity thyroglossal duct pseudomeatus fossa of rosenmüller hatschek's pit mental foramen

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