median sulcus of tongue

median sulcus of tongue

[TA]

a slight longitudinal depression on the dorsal surface of the tongue extending from the foramen cecum and dividing the dorsum into right and left halves.

Synonym(s): sulcus medianus linguae [TA], median groove of tongue, median longitudinal raphe of tongue, raphe linguae

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median sulcus of tongue

A shallow median depression on the dorsal surface, which extends from the tip of the tongue to the foramen caecum.

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me·di·an sul·cus of tongue

(mēdē-ăn sŭlkŭs tŭng) [TA]

Slight longitudinal depression on dorsal surface of tongue extending from foramen cecum and dividing dorsum into right and left halves.
Synonym(s): median longitudinal raphe of tongue.

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