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

French: sublingual (fr)

Tagalog: pang-ilalim-dila

situated beneath the tongue

Finnish: kielenalainen
French: sublingual (fr)

Spanish: sublingual (es)

French

Etymology

sub- +‎ lingual

Adjective

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

sublingual

Further reading

“sublingual” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Spanish

Etymology

sub- +‎ lingual

Adjective

sublingual (plural sublinguales)

sublingual

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