sublingual

[ suhb-ling-gwuh l ]

/ sʌbˈlɪŋ gwəl /

Anatomy

adjective

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

noun

a sublingual gland, artery, or the like.

Nearby words

Origin of sublingual

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

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Examples from the Web for sublingual

The submaxillary and sublingual glands may be the seat of the same varieties of tumour as the parotid.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles
Many had swelling of the tonsils, parotids, submaxillary and sublingual glands.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Creighton
The submaxillary and sublingual glands are enlarged and the neighboring lymphatics swollen.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various
The swelling under the tongue called the “frog” is a disease of the sublingual gland.
A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition)|Calvin Cutter

Under the conjunctivæ there are extravasations of bright red blood; and sublingual hæmatoma has been observed (Beatson).
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for sublingual

sublingual

/ (sʌbˈlɪŋɡwəl) /

adjective

anatomy situated beneath the tongue

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Word Origin and History for sublingual

sublingual

adj.

1660s; see sub- + lingual.

Medicine definitions for sublingual

sublingual

[ sŭb-lĭng′gwəl ]

adj.

Below or beneath the tongue; hypoglossal.