See Also: foramen caecum of tongue(medicine)
foramen caecum posterius(medicine)
foramen caecum linguae(medicine)
foramen caecum ossis frontalis(medicine)
foramen caecum of frontal bone(medicine)
foramen caecum medullae oblongatae(medicine)
caecal foramen of the tongue(medicine)
blind foramen of the tongue(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
caecum(dictionary)

foramen caecum of tongue (medicine)


foramen caecum of tongue
<anatomy> 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.