In anatomy terms the difference between sublingual and sublingua
is that sublingual is situated beneath the tongue while sublingua is a muscular secondary tongue found below the primary tongue in prosimian primates.
As an adjective sublingual
is administered through placement under the tongue.
As a noun sublingua is
a muscular secondary tongue found below the primary tongue in prosimian primates.
sublingual
Adjective
(-)
(medicine) Administered through placement under the tongue.
(anatomy) Situated beneath the tongue.
Derived terms
* sublingual artery
* sublingual caruncle
* sublingual duct
* sublingual gland
* sublingual immunotherapy
* sublingual nerve
* sublingual nucleus
sublingua
English
Noun
(sublinguae)
(anatomy) A muscular secondary tongue found below the primary tongue in prosimian primates.