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Definition of lingual

Lingual
Lingual Lin"gual, n. A consonant sound formed by the aid of the tongue; -- a term especially applied to certain articulations (as those of t, d, th, and n) and to the letters denoting them. Note: In Sanskrit grammar certain letters, as [.t], [.t]h, [dsdot], [dsdot]h, [.n], are called linguals, cerebrals, or cacuminals. They are uttered with the tip of the tongue turned up and drawn back into the dome of the palate.
Lingual
Lingual Lin"gual (l[i^][ng]"gwal), a. [L. lingua tongue: cf. F. lingual. See Tongue, and cf. Language.] Of or pertaining to the tongue; uttered by the aid of the tongue; glossal; as, the lingual nerves; a lingual letter. Lingual ribbon. (Zo["o]l.) See Odontophore.

Meaning of lingual from wikipedia

- Look up lingual in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Lingual may refer to: Tongue, a muscular hydrostat on the floors of the mouths of most vertebrates...
- Transient lingual papillitis are painful, hypertrophic, red and white lingual papillae on the tongue. Transient lingual papillitis can affect males and...
- Lingual papillae (sg.: papilla) are small structures on the upper surface of the tongue that give it its characteristic rough texture. The four types...
- A lingual plate is a type of mandibular major connector that is used in a removable partial denture in the field of dentistry. It is a type of major connector...
- tongue's upper surface (dorsum) is covered by taste buds housed in numerous lingual papillae. It is sensitive and kept moist by saliva and is richly supplied...
- occurred in the 1830s. The word is a combination of multi- ("many") and -lingual ("pertaining to languages"). The phenomenon of multilingualism is as old...
- The lingual tonsils are a collection of lymphatic tissue located in the lamina propria of the root of the tongue. This lymphatic tissue consists of the...
- A lingual sound may be a: Coronal consonant Lingual ingressive consonant This disambiguation page lists articles ****ociated with the title Lingual sounds...
- Lingual lipase is a member of a family of digestive enzymes called triacylglycerol lipases, EC 3.1.1.3, that use the catalytic triad of aspartate, histidine...
- The lingual nerve carries sensory innervation from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue. It contains fibres from both the mandibular division of the...