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sublingual /sub·lin·gual/ (-ling´gwal) hypoglossal; beneath the tongue.
sub·lin·gual (sb-lnggwl)
adj. Abbr. SL
Below or beneath the tongue; hypoglossal.

sublingual
[səbling′gwəl]
Etymology: L, sub + lingua, tongue
pertaining to the area beneath the tongue.

sublingual [sub-ling´gwal]
beneath the tongue; called also hypoglossal and subglossal.
Administration of a sublingual medication. From Lammon et al., 1995.

sublingual (subling´gwl),
adj pertaining to the region of structures located beneath the tongue.
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Sublingual.
sublingual administration,
sublingual caruncle,
sublingual crescent,
n See crescent, sublingual.
sublingual duct,
sublingual fold,
sublingual fossa,
sublingual gland,
sublingual space,

sublingual
beneath the tongue.

sublingual gland
a salivary gland on either side under the tongue.


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