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Webster 1913 Edition


Sublingual

Sub-lin′gual

,
Adj.
[Pref.
sub + lingual
: cf. F.
sublingual
.]
(Anat.)
(a)
Situated under the tongue;
as, the
sublingual
gland
.
(b)
Of or pertaining to the sublingual gland;
as,
sublingual
salvia
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Sublingual

SUBLIN'GUAL

,
Adj.
[L. sub and lingua, the tongue.]
Situated under the tongue; as the sublingual glands.

Definition 2024


sublingual

sublingual

English

Adjective

sublingual (not comparable)

  1. (medicine) Administered through placement under the tongue. [from 17th c.]
  2. (anatomy) Situated beneath the tongue. [from 17th c.]

Derived terms

Translations


French

Etymology

sub- + lingual

Adjective

sublingual m (feminine singular sublinguale, masculine plural sublinguaux, feminine plural sublinguales)

  1. sublingual

Spanish

Etymology

sub- + lingual

Adjective

sublingual m, f (plural sublinguales)

  1. sublingual