SINCE 1828
foramen cecum
noun
foramen ce·cum
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Medical Definition of foramen cecum
: 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
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