| sublingual | Located beneath the tongue. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| sublingual artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, lingual; distribution, extrinsic muscles of tongue, sublingual gland, mucosa of region; anastomoses, the artery of opposite side and submental. Synonym: arteria sublingualis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sublingual bursa | <anatomy> An inconstant serous bursa at the level of the frenulum linguae, between the surface of the genioglossus muscle and the mucous membrane of the floor of the mouth. Synonym: bursa sublingualis, Fleischmann's bursa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sublingual caruncula | A papilla on each side of the frenulum of the tongue marking the opening of the submandibular duct. Synonym: caruncula sublingualis, caruncula salivaris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sublingual cyst | <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) |
| sublingual fold | An elevation in the floor of the mouth beneath the tongue, on either side, marking the site of the sublingual gland. Synonym: plica sublingualis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sublingual fossa | A shallow depression on either side of the mental spine, on the inner surface of the body of the mandible, superior to the mylohyoid line, lodging the sublingual gland. Synonym: fovea sublingualis, sublingual pit. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sublingual gland | The smallest of the three major salivary glands. It is located. It lies under the floor of the mouth close to the midline. (12 Dec 1998) |
| sublingual gland neoplasms | Neoplasms of the sublingual glands. (12 Dec 1998) |
| sublingual medication | A drug dosage form intended to be used by placement under the tongue; the drug (e.g., nitroglycerin) is absorbed from the mucosal tissues and bypasses the gastrointestinal tract, where it may be partially or totally degraded. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sublingual nerve | <anatomy, nerve> A branch of the lingual to the sublingual gland and mucous membrane of the floor of the mouth. Synonym: nervus sublingualis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sublingual pit | A shallow depression on either side of the mental spine, on the inner surface of the body of the mandible, superior to the mylohyoid line, lodging the sublingual gland. Synonym: fovea sublingualis, sublingual pit. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sublingual tablet | Usually a small, flat tablet intended to be inserted beneath the tongue, where the active ingredient is absorbed directly through the oral mucosa; such a tablet (e.g., nitroglyerine)dissolves very promptly. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sublingual vein | <anatomy, vein> Vein which accompanies the sublingual artery in the floor of the mouth, lateral to the hypoglossal nerve; it may join the deep lingual vein to form the lingual vein, or join the vena comitans nerve hypoglossi. Synonym: vena sublingualis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ganglia of sympathetic trunk | The clusters of postganglionic neurons located at intervals along the sympathetic trunks, including the superior cervical, middle cervical, and cervicothoracic (stellate) ganglion, the thoracic, lumbar, and sacral ganglia, and the ganglion impar. Synonym: ganglia trunci sympathici, paravertebral ganglia. (05 Mar 2000) |