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

Translations

muscle

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 盲孔 (máng kǒng)

References

• “foramen cecum”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.