"foramen cecum" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /fəˌɹeɪ.mən ˈsi.kəm/ [General-American] Forms: foramina ceca [plural], foramen caecum [alternative], foramen cæcum [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin forāmen caecum (“an invisible, hidden opening”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|NL.|forāmen caecum||an invisible, hidden opening}} New Latin forāmen caecum (“an invisible, hidden opening”) Head templates: {{en-noun|foramina ceca}} 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. Categories (topical): Anatomy Translations (muscle): 盲孔 (máng kǒng) (Chinese Mandarin), otwór ślepy [masculine] (Polish)

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