sublingual.
Administered through placement under the tongue.
Meaning & usage
Administered through placement under the tongue.
Situated beneath the tongue.
Of or pertaining to the sublingual gland.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from New Latin sublinguālis, from sub- (“under, below, beneath”) + linguālis (“relating to the tongue”); equivalent to sub- + lingual.
A particular scale near the front of the lower jaw in snakes, usually in a pair.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from New Latin sublinguālis, from sub- (“under, below, beneath”) + linguālis (“relating to the tongue”); equivalent to sub- + lingual.
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