Unit page, primary language: EN, subsidiary: LA, interface: EN, work in progress

root of tongue

Identification
Official Latin term radix linguae
Official term root of tongue
Official FMA term
posterior part of tongue
Unit identifier TAH:U2405
Unit type single
Materiality material
Navigation
Link to the unit root of tongue
Links of entity generic: root of tongue
Entity-oriented links Universal page Definition page
External links TA98 FMA PubMed
Partonomic links Level 2: mouth Short Extended
Level 3: tongue
Taxonomic links Level 1: cardinal part of organ Short Extended
Taxonomic links Level 2: zone of organ Short Extended
Level 3: zone of tongue
Subsidiary language with Latin
Non Latin primary language
Taxonomic definition
Taxonomic definition The root of tongue is a zone of tongue [zona linguae ] which is the posterior part of the tongue attached inferiorly to the hyoid bone.
Encyclopedic definition the portion of the tongue posterior to the sulcus terminalis, being attached inferiorly to the hyoid bone, and directed posteriorly and superiorly.
Partonomy
TAH:E10200
human body top
TAH:U2275
digestive system SOS
TAH:U2276
mouth SOS
TAH:U2403
tongue SOS
TAH:U2405 root of tongue SOS
Taxonomy
Date: 20.11.2025