Etymology

foramen cecum

Today it means: 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. Full definition →

New Latin forāmen caecum
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  1. New Latin · borrowed fromforāmen caecum“an invisible, hidden opening”
  2. English todayforamen cecum

Borrowed from New Latin forāmen caecum (“an invisible, hidden opening”).

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