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sublingual caruncle

Identification
Official Latin term caruncula sublingualis
Official term sublingual caruncle
Unit identifier TAH:U2305
Unit type single
Materiality material
Navigation
Link to the unit sublingual caruncle
Links of entity generic: sublingual caruncle
Entity-oriented links Universal page Definition page
External links TA98 FMA PubMed
Partonomic links Level 2: mouth Short Extended
Level 3: proper oral cavity
Taxonomic links Level 1: cardinal part of organ Short Extended
Taxonomic links Level 2: zone of organ Short Extended
Level 3: zone of viscerocranial mucosa
Subsidiary language with Latin
Non Latin primary language
Taxonomic definition
Taxonomic definition The sublingual caruncle is a zone of viscerocranial mucosa [zona mucosae viscerocranialis ] which lyes on each side of the frenulum of the tongue where are the openings of the sublingual duct and submandibular duct.
Encyclopedic definition an eminence on each side of the frenulum of the tongue, at the apex of which are the openings of the major sublingual duct and the submandibular duct.
Partonomy
TAH:E10200
human body top
TAH:U2275
digestive system SOS
TAH:U2276
mouth SOS
TAH:U2294
proper oral cavity MES
TAH:U2305 sublingual caruncle inv
Taxonomy
Date: 20.11.2025