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foramen cecum of tongue

Identification
Official Latin term foramen caecum linguae
Official term foramen cecum of tongue
Unit identifier TAH:U2422
Unit type single
Materiality material
Navigation
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Links of entity generic: foramen cecum of tongue
Entity-oriented links Universal page Definition page
External links TA98 FMA PubMed
Partonomic links Level 2: mouth Short Extended
Level 3: tongue
Taxonomic links Level 1: anatomical complex Short Extended
Taxonomic links Level 2: anatomical conduit Short Extended
Level 3: cranial canal
Subsidiary language with Latin
Non Latin primary language
Taxonomic definition
Encyclopedic definition a depression on the dorsum of the tongue at the end of the median sulcus, representing the remains of the superior end of the thyroglossal duct of the embryo.
Taxonomic definition The foramen cecum of tongue is a cranial canal [canalis cranii ] which is a depression on the dorsum of tongue remaining from the thyroglossal duct of the embryo.
Partonomy
TAH:E10200
human body top
TAH:U2275
digestive system SOS
TAH:U2276
mouth SOS
TAH:U2403
tongue SOS
TAH:U2422 foramen cecum of tongue SOS
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Taxonomy
Date: 20.11.2025