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.

Origin of sublingual

1
1655–65; <New Latin sublinguālis;see sub-, lingual

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British Dictionary definitions for sublingual

sublingual

/ (sʌbˈlɪŋɡwəl) /


adjective
  1. anatomy situated beneath the tongue

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