English Explanatory Dictionary

lingualis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Pronunciation

/lɪŋˈɡwæl.ɪs/ /lɪŋˈɡweɪ.lɪs/ /lɪŋˈɡwɑl.ɪs/

Word forms

lingualis linguales

Etymology

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

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