Medical Definition of Foramen caecum of tongue

1. A median pit on the dorsum of the posterior part of the tongue, from which the limbs of a V-shaped furrow run forward and outward; it is the site of origin of the thyroid gland and subsequent thyroglossal duct in the embryo. Synonym: foramen caecum linguae, blind foramen of the tongue, caecal foramen of the tongue, Morgagni's foramen, pleuroperitoneal foramen. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Foramen Caecum Of Tongue

forager
foragers
forages
foraging
foraging habitat
foragings
foralite
foralites
foram
foramen
foramen apicis dentis
foramen bursae omentalis majoris
foramen caecum linguae
foramen caecum medullae oblongatae
foramen caecum of frontal bone
foramen caecum of tongue (current term)
foramen caecum ossis frontalis
foramen caecum posterius
foramen costotransversarium
foramen diaphragmatis sellae
foramen epiploicum
foramen ethmoidale
foramen frontale
foramen incisivum
foramen infraorbitale
foramen interventriculare
foramen intervertebrale
foramen ischiadicum
foramen jugulare
foramen lacerum

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