lingula (English, noun)
expansion: lingula (plural lingulas or lingulae)
Senses:
glosses: A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 5/12 Roman ounce of wine, equivalent to about 11 mL.
tags: historical
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: Any of several tongue-shaped bony structures, especially that which forms the anterior border of the mandibular foramen.
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: Any small, fleshy tongue-shaped structure, such as in the anatomy of the brain or the human left lung, or in the whitefly vasiform orifice.
Forms:
form: lingulas
tags: plural
form: lingulae
tags: plural