sublingual
English
Etymology
From Late Latin sublingualis.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /sʌbˈlɪŋɡwəl/
- Rhymes: -ɪŋɡwəl
Adjective
sublingual (not comparable)
- (medicine) Administered through placement under the tongue. [from 17th c.]
- (anatomy) Situated beneath the tongue. [from 17th c.]
Derived terms
Derived terms
- sublingual artery
- sublingual caruncle
- sublingual duct
- sublingual gland
- sublingual immunotherapy
- sublingual nerve
- sublingual nucleus
Translations
administered by placement beneath the tongue
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situated beneath the tongue
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French
Etymology
Adjective
sublingual (feminine singular sublinguale, masculine plural sublinguaux, feminine plural sublinguales)
Further reading
- “sublingual” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Spanish
Etymology
Adjective
sublingual (plural sublinguales)
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