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sublingual

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13
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20
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/sʌbˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/
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/sʌbˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/ · /ˌsʌbˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/ · /ˌsʌbˈlɪŋ.ɡju.əl/

Definition of sublingual

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable, relational)Administered through placement under the tongue.
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adj

  1. (not-comparable, relational)Administered through placement under the tongue.
  2. (not-comparable, relational)Situated beneath the tongue.
  3. (not-comparable, relational)Of or pertaining to the sublingual gland.

noun

  1. (relational)A particular scale near the front of the lower jaw in snakes, usually in a pair.

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Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin sublinguālis, from sub- (“under, below, beneath”) + linguālis (“relating to the tongue”); equivalent to sub- + lingual.

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