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a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

Tongue. 1. A mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane, occupying the cavity of the mouth and forming part of its floor, constituting also by its posterior portion the anterior wall of the pharynx. The mucous membrane of its upper surface (dorsum), is marked by numerous projections or papillae (see papilla). The anterior extremity (apex or tip) is free, the posterior portion is attached to the hyoid bone. It is the organ of taste and assists in mastication, deglutition, and articulation. 2. One of a number of tongue-like anatomical structures. 3. Language.

The floor of the mouth in mites; the hypopharynx of insects; a tongue or tongue-like structure.

Tongue- l. Avis, see Fraxinus excelsior- l. Bovis, Anchusa officinalis- l. Canina, Cynoglossum- l. Cervina, Asplenium scolopendrium-l. Exigua, Epiglottis- l. Prognosis ex, Glossomantia-l. Serpentaria, Ophioglossum vulgatum.

[Latin] Tongue.

The tongue or any tonguelike structure.