- mucous membrane of tongue
- tunica mucosa linguae.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Mucous membrane of the soft palate — Gray s subject #243 1141 The mucous membrane of the soft palate is thin, and covered with stratified squamous epithelium on both surfaces, excepting near the pharyngeal ostium of the auditory tube, where it is columnar and ciliated. According to… … Wikipedia
membrane — 1. A thin sheet or layer of pliable tissue, serving as a covering or envelope of a part, as the lining of a cavity, as a partition or septum, or to connect two structures. SYN: membrana [TA]. 2. SYN: biomembrane. [L. membrana, a skin or m … Medical dictionary
Tongue — Infobox Anatomy | Name = Tongue Latin = lingua GraySubject = 242 GrayPage = 1125 Caption = A human tongue Caption2 = Width = 250 |fjhfkdvhbufnbjg Precursor = pharyngeal arches, lateral lingual swelling, tuberculum impar [EmbryologyUNC|hednk|024]… … Wikipedia
Tongue — The tongue is a strong muscle anchored to the floor of the mouth. It is covered by the lingual membrane which has special areas to detect tastes. The tongue is composed of muscles attached to the lower jaw and to the hyoid bone (a small, U shaped … Medical dictionary
tongue — tongueless, adj. tonguelike, adj. /tung/, n., v. tongued, tonguing. n. 1. Anat. the usually movable organ in the floor of the mouth in humans and most vertebrates, functioning in eating, in tasting, and, in humans, in speaking. See diag. under… … Universalium
tongue — n. a muscular organ attached to the floor of the mouth. It consists of a body and a root, which is attached by muscles to the hyoid bone below, the styloid process behind, and the palate above. It is covered by mucous membrane, which is… … The new mediacal dictionary
tongue-tie — /tung tuy /, n., v., tongue tied, tongue tying. n. 1. impeded motion of the tongue caused esp. by shortness of the frenum, which binds it to the floor of the mouth. v.t. 2. to make tongue tied. [1545 55; back formation from TONGUE TIED] * * * ▪… … Universalium
Tongue tie — A minor congenital anomaly (birth defect) in which the flap of mucous membrane under the tongue (known as the frenum) is too short and limits the normal mobility of the tongue. The medical term for this condition is ankyloglossia. The name tongue … Medical dictionary
tongue tie — noun a congenital anomaly in which the mucous membrane under the tongue is too short limiting the mobility of the tongue • Syn: ↑ankyloglossia • Hypernyms: ↑birth defect, ↑congenital anomaly, ↑congenital defect, ↑congenital disorder, ↑congenital… … Useful english dictionary
Posterior tongue — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = pars posterior dorsi linguae GraySubject = 243 GrayPage = 1125 Caption = Tongue Caption2 = The entrance to the larynx, viewed from behind. Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = hypoglossal (motor),… … Wikipedia