| HCG, hCG | Human Chorionic Gonadotropin; 사람융모성성선자극호르몬 1. Placental Glycoprotein Hormone &nbs... |
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| FGP | fundic gland polyp |
| GL | gland; glomerular layer; glycolipid; glycosphingolipid; glycyrrhizin; greatest length; gustatory lac... |
| gl | gill; gland, glandular |
| gland | glandular |
| smoker's tongue | An obsolete term for leukoplakia. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| snake's-tongue | <botany> Same as Adder's-tongue. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| stippled tongue | One in which each separate papilla is capped with a whitish deposit. Synonym: stippled tongue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| strawberry tongue | A physical finding where the papillae of the tongue stand out as bright red dots against the dull white coated surface. Typically seen in scarlet fever or Kawasaki disease. (27 Sep 1997) |
| superior longitudinal muscle of tongue | An intrinsic muscle of the tongue, running from base to tip on the dorsum just beneath the mucous membrane; action, shortens the upper part of the tongue; nerve supply, motor by hypoglossal, sensory by lingual. Synonym: musculus longitudinalis superior, superficial lingual muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deep artery of tongue | <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) |
| deer's-tongue | <botany> A plant (Liatris odoratissima) whose fleshy leaves give out a fragrance compared to vanilla. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| dog's-tongue | <botany> Hound's-tongue. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| dorsum of tongue | The back of the tongue; the upper surface of the tongue divided by the sulcus terminalis into an anterior two-thirds, the pars presulcalis (presulcal part), and a posterior one-third, the pars postsulcalis (postsulcal part). Synonym: dorsum linguae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dotted tongue | One in which each separate papilla is capped with a whitish deposit. Synonym: stippled tongue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior longitudinal muscle of tongue | An intrinsic muscle of the tongue, cylindrical in shape, occupying the underpart on either side; action, shortens the lower part of the tongue; nerve supply, motor by hypoglossal, sensory by lingual. Synonym: musculus longitudinalis inferior, inferior lingual muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior surface of tongue | The surface of the tongue that faces the floor of the oral cavity, its mucosa being thin, smooth and devoid of papillae. Synonym: facies inferior linguae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| earth-tongue | <botany> A fungus of the genus Geoglossum. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tip of tongue | The anterior extreme of the tongue which can be made pointed for sensing or probing and which rests against the lingual aspect of the incisor teeth. Synonym: apex linguae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tongue | 1. <anatomy> An organ situated in the floor of the mouth of most vertebrates and connected with the hyoid arch. The tongue is usually muscular, mobile, and free at one extremity, and in man other mammals is the principal organ of taste, aids in the prehension of food, in swallowing, and in modifying the voice as in speech. "To make his English sweet upon his tongue." (Chaucer) 2. The power of articulate utterance; speech. "Parrots imitating human tongue." (Dryden) 3. Discourse; fluency of speech or expression. "Much tongue and much judgment seldom go together." (L. Estrange) 4. Honorable discourse; eulogy. "She was born noble; let that title find her a private grave, but neither tongue nor honor." (Beau. & Fl) 5. A language; the whole sum of words used by a particular nation; as, the English tongue. "Whose tongue thou shalt not understand." (Deut. Xxviii. 49) "To speak all tongues." (Milton) 6. Speech; words or declarations only; opposed to thoughts or actions. "My little children, let us love in word, neither in tongue, but in deed and in truth." (1 John III. 18) 7. A people having a distinct language. "A will gather all nations and tongues." (Isa. Lxvi. 18) 8. <zoology> The lingual ribbon, or odontophore, of a mollusk. The proboscis of a moth or a butterfly. The lingua of an insect. 9. <zoology> Any small sole. 10. That which is considered as resembing an animal's tongue, in position or form. Specifically: A projection, or slender appendage or fixture; as, the tongue of a buckle, or of a balance. A projection on the side, as of a board, which fits into a groove. A point, or long, narrow strip of land, projecting from the mainland into a sea or a lake. The pole of a vehicle; especially, the pole of an ox cart, to the end of which the oxen are yoked. The clapper of a bell. A sort piece of rope spliced into the upper part of standing backstays, etc.; also. The upper main piece of a mast composed of several pieces. Same as Reed. To hold the tongue, to be silent. <anatomy> Tongue bone, the hyoid bone. Tongue grafting. See Grafting. Synonym: Language, speech, expression. See Language. Origin: OE. Tunge, tonge, AS. Tunge; akin to OFries. Tunge, D. Tong, OS. Tunga, G. Zunge, OHG. Zunga, Icel. & Sw. Tunga, Dan tunge, Goth. Tug, OL. Dingua, L. Lingua. 243 Cf.Language, Lingo. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |