English Dictionary

foramen cecum

/fəˌɹeɪ.mən ˈsi.kəm/

noun

(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.

The foramen cecum is a small opening in the skull.

意味（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.