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sublingual

American  
[suhb-ling-gwuhl] / sʌbˈlɪŋ gwəl /

adjective

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


noun

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

sublingual British  
/ sʌbˈlɪŋɡwəl /

adjective

  1. anatomy situated beneath the tongue

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of sublingual

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

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On hearing that, I gave her over-the-counter sublingual vitamin B12 pills every morning before breakfast.

From Seattle Times Apr. 17, 2024

Researchers further leveraged samples from ALK clinical trials with tablet sublingual immunotherapy which allows for sequencing large amounts of IgE producing B cells.

From Science Daily Feb. 7, 2024

At Void’s insistence, we’d gotten some new sublingual transponder capsules.

From Slate Oct. 28, 2023

His colleague was referring to a form of sublingual immunotherapy, or SLIT, which builds immune tolerance to allergens administered daily under the tongue.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2023

Warm compresses, venesection from the sublingual veins, and from the jugular, and purgatives in severe cases, are the further remedies.

From Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages by James Joseph Walsh

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