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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.
LingualLingual 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
- Lingual may refer to: Tongue, a muscular hydrostat on the floors of the mouths of most vertebrates which mani****tes food for mastication Lingual, in...
- Lingual papillae (singular papilla) are the small, nipple-like structures on the upper surface of the tongue that give it its characteristic rough texture...
- also occur in border regions with many cross-border contacts. Bipart-lingualism: if more than one language can be heard in a small area, but the large...
- 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...
- The lingual tonsils are two small mounds of lymphatic tissue located at the back of the base of the tongue, one on either side. They are composed of lymphatic...
- The lingual nerve is a branch of the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve (CN V3), which supplies general sensory innervation (not the gustative...
- The lingual artery arises from the external carotid between the superior thyroid artery and facial artery. It can be located easily in the tongue. It...
- Transient lingual papillitis are painful, hypertrophic, red and white papillae on the tongue. The name "lie bumps" is a result of a myth that telling...
- The frenulum of tongue or tongue web (also lingual frenulum or frenulum linguæ; also fraenulum) is a small fold of mucous membrane extending from the...
- 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...
