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Record 1 2025-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Lips and Tongue
Universal entry(ies)
lingua
Latin
CONT

The tongue is a mass of muscles almost completely covered by a mucous membrane. It occupies most of the oral cavity and oropharynx. It is known for its role in taste, but it also assists with mastication (chewing), deglutition (swallowing), articulation (speech), and oral cleansing.

OBS

tongue; lingua: designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Lèvres et langue
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
lingua
Latin
CONT

La langue [...] est un organe formé par une masse de muscles recouverts par une muqueuse qui comporte des papilles gustatives [...] C'est l'organe de la déglutition, du goût [...] et du langage articulé.

OBS

langue : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

lingua : désignation tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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