| ranine | 1. <zoology> Of or pertaining to the frogs and toads. 2. <anatomy> Pertaining to, or designating, a swelling under the tongue; also, pertaining to the region where the swelling occurs; applied especially to branches of the lingual artery and lingual vein. Origin: L. Rana a frog. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| ranine artery | <anatomy, artery> Termination of lingual artery, distribution, muscles and mucous membrane of under surface of tongue. Synonym: arteria profunda linguae, arteria ranina, deep artery of tongue, ranine artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ranine tumour | <medicine> A cyst formed under the tongue by obstruction of the duct of the submaxillary gland. Origin: L, a little frog, a little swelling on the tongue of cattle, dim. Of rana a frog. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |