Term Name: | foramen cecum of tongue |
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Synonyms: | blind foramen of tongue, cecal foramen of tongue, ductus lingualis, f. caecum linguae, foramen caecum linguae, Morgagni foramen |
Definition: | The 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; the foramen cecum is the point of attachment of the thyroglossal duct and is formed during the embryological descent of the thyroid gland |
Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0006699] |