sublingual
IPA: sʌbɫˈɪŋgwʌɫ
noun
- (herpetology) A particular scale near the front of the lower jaw in snakes, usually in a pair.
adjective
- (medicine) Administered through placement under the tongue.
- (anatomy) Situated beneath the tongue.
- (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the sublingual gland.
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Examples of "sublingual" in Sentences
- There are also nasal and sublingual products.
- Homeopathic medicine has a sublingual pill form.
- It is usually relieved by sublingual nitroglycerin.
- The sublingual glands are salivary glands in the mouth.
- The 'sublingual glands' are salivary glands in the mouth.
- Some authors suggest a sublingual route is also effective.
- Being beneath the threshold of consciousness. sublingual adj.
- Sublingual preparations of B12 will provide adequate absorption.
- The parotid and sublingual glands account for the remaining 30%.
- Intermezzo is a sublingual, smaller-dose formulation of zolpidem.
- It receives the secretion from the submaxillary and sublingual salivary glands.
- WHITE: There's a lot of work that's being done with what we call sublingual immunotherapy.
- It was looking at an alternative to allergy shots to build up an immunity against ragweed called sublingual immunotherapy.
- Allergists, pediatric allergists as well as specialists that offer alternative allergy treatments such as sublingual allergy serum drops.
- So researchers have been testing needle-free alternatives, either in a daily tablet or as drops left under the tongue, which patients can self-administer at home -- so-called sublingual immunotherapy.
- "If you give her a Nexium, then you're responsible if she has a heart attack," said the attendant, breaking out uncoated aspirin and sublingual nitroglycerin, which dissolves under your tongue and dilates the blood vessels so there's more blood flow going to the heart, relieving angina.
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