- tongue [Lingua / Glossa]
- tunge {fk}
noun
English-Danish mini dictionary. 2014.
tongue [Lingua / Glossa]
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glossa — SYN: tongue (1). [G.] * * * n. see tongue * * * glos·sa (glosґə) [Gr. glōssa] the tongue (lingua [TA]). glossal adj … Medical dictionary
glossa — noun a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity • Syn: ↑tongue, ↑lingua, ↑clapper • Derivationally related forms: ↑lingual (for: ↑lingua), ↑tongue … Useful english dictionary
Glossa — Glos sa, n.; pl. {Gloss[ae]}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? the tongue.] (Zo[ o]l.) The tongue, or lingua, of an insect. See {Hymenoptera}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
lingua — 1. SYN: tongue (1). 2. SYN: tongue (2). [L. tongue] l. cerebelli SYN: lingula of cerebellum. l. fissurata SYN: fissured tongue. l. frenata a tongue with a very short frenum constituting tongue tie. l. geographica l. nigra SYN: black tongue. l.… … Medical dictionary
lingua — n. [L. lingua, tongue] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) The tongue; maxillary appendages; the hypopharynx, or organ of; glossa … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
lingua — noun a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity • Syn: ↑tongue, ↑glossa, ↑clapper • Derivationally related forms: ↑lingual, ↑tongue (for: ↑tongue) … Useful english dictionary
taste bud — noun an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue • Syn: ↑tastebud, ↑gustatory organ • Hypernyms: ↑chemoreceptor • Part Holonyms: ↑tongue, ↑lingua, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
gustatory organ — noun an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue • Syn: ↑tastebud, ↑taste bud • Hypernyms: ↑chemoreceptor • Part Holonyms: ↑tongue, ↑lingua, ↑glossa … Useful english dictionary
tastebud — noun an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue • Syn: ↑taste bud, ↑gustatory organ • Hypernyms: ↑chemoreceptor • Part Holonyms: ↑tongue, ↑lingua, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
articulator — noun 1. someone who pronounces words • Derivationally related forms: ↑articulate • Hypernyms: ↑communicator • Hyponyms: ↑speaker, ↑talker, ↑utterer, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
