foramen cecum of tongue

Preferred Label : foramen cecum of tongue;

Uberon 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;

Uberon synonym : cecal foramen of tongue; Morand's foramen; ductus lingualis; blind foramen of tongue; Morgagni foramen; foramen of Morgagni;

Details

Origin ID

0006699;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Entire foramen cecum of tongue (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Entire foramen of Morgagni (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Structure of foramen cecum of tongue (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Structure of foramen of Morgagni (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- foramen of morgagni [SNOMED Notion]
Uberon cross reference
- Entire foramen cecum of tongue (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Foramen caecum of tongue [FMA entity]
develops from
- future foramen cecum [UBERON concept]
immediate transformation of
- future foramen cecum [UBERON concept]
part of
- dorsum of tongue [UBERON concept]
- epithelium of tongue [UBERON concept]

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