sublingual

[ suhb-ling-gwuhl ]

adjective

1. situated under the tongue, or on the underside of the tongue.

noun

1. a sublingual gland, artery, or the like.

sublingual

/ sʌbˈlɪŋɡwəl /

adjective

1. anatomy situated beneath the tongue

Word History and Origins

Origin of sublingual¹

1655–65; < New Latin sublinguālis; sub-, lingual

Example Sentences

And I ve been studying physiology all the year without ever hearing of sublingual glands.

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Under the conjunctivæ there are extravasations of bright red blood; and sublingual hæmatoma has been observed (Beatson).

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Many had swelling of the tonsils, parotids, submaxillary and sublingual glands.

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Many other children had these ulcerations behind the ears, sometimes with swelling of the parotid and sublingual glands.

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The submaxillary and sublingual glands are enlarged and the neighboring lymphatics swollen.

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