lingualis

noun

lingualis

noun

US /lɪŋˈɡwæl.ɪs/

Etymology Unadapted borrowing from New Latin linguālis, ellipsis of mūsculus linguālis (“lingual muscle”). Doublet of lingual.

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences A longitudinal band of muscular fibres, situated on the undersurface of the tongue, lying in the interval between the hyoglossus and the geniohyoglossus, and extending from the base to the apex of the organ.

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