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lingualis

US/lɪŋˈɡwæl.ɪs/

lingualis noun: 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.

Noun

lingualis (plural linguales)

  1. 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.

Forms of lingualis

plurallinguales

Origin of lingualis

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

Words that rhyme with lingualis

Questions about lingualis

What does lingualis mean?
Lingualis means 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.
What part of speech is lingualis?
Lingualis is a noun.
How do you pronounce lingualis?
Lingualis is pronounced /lɪŋˈɡwæl.ɪs/ (US).
What is the plural of lingualis?
The plural of lingualis is linguales.

Words near lingualis in the dictionary

  1. lingual nerve
  2. lingual nerves
  3. lingual tonsil
  4. lingual tonsils
  5. linguales
  6. lingualis
  7. linguality
  8. lingualization
  9. lingualizations
  10. lingualize
  11. lingualized

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