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Sublingual

Underneath the tongue. A sublingual medication is a type of lozenge that is dissolved under the tongue.

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SYN: subglossal.

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sub·lin·gual .səb-'liŋ-g(yə-)wəl, 'səb- adj

1) situated or administered under the tongue <\sublingual tablets>

2) of or relating to the sublingual glands

sub·lin·gual·ly -ē adv

sublingual n SUBLINGUAL GLAND

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sub·lin·gual (səb-lingґgwəl) beneath the tongue; called also hypoglossal and subglossal.

Medical dictionary. 2011.