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foramen cecum

noun foramen ce·cum \-ˈsē-kəm\

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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