sublingual cyst
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Cyst — A closed sac or capsule, usually filled with fluid or semisolid material. * * * 1. A bladder. 2. An abnormal sac containing gas, fluid, or a semisolid material, with a membranous lining. SEE ALSO: pseudocyst. [G. kystis, bladder] adventitious c.… … Medical dictionary
ranula — 1. Hypoglottis. 2. Obsolete term for any cystic tumor of the undersurface of the tongue or floor of the mouth, especially one of the floor of the mouth due to obstruction of the duct of the … Medical dictionary
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sub|lin|gual — «suhb LIHNG gwuhl», adjective, noun. Anatomy. –adj. situated under or on the under side of the tongue: »a sublingual gland, artery, cyst, etc. –n. a sublingual gland, artery, or the like. ╂[< sub + lingual] … Useful english dictionary
