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) (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 ==== === References === “foramen cecum”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.