sublingual
Below the tongue
Sublingual means under the tongue.
The term appears almost exclusively in medical contexts, describing medications designed to dissolve when placed beneath the tongue for rapid absorption into the bloodstream: sublingual nitroglycerin tablets, sublingual immunotherapy.
This route bypasses the digestive system, allowing faster action than swallowed pills.
Organizational oversight and control
- tabletFlat portable computing device
- dissolveDisperse into liquid
- bioavailabilityFraction reaching active circulation
- nitroglycerinExplosive compound, cardiac drug
absorption · fentanyl · spray · film · troche · lozenge · angina · onset
Small tissue fold restricting movement
- mucosaMoist organ lining
- glandSecreting body organ
- epitheliumTissue covering body surfaces
- buccalPertaining to cheeks
salivary · palate · vascular · innervation · caruncle · duct · papilla · membrane
Secreting body organ
- salivaMouth's digestive secretion
- secretionSubstance released by glands
- ductTube conveying fluid
- enzymesReaction-speeding proteins
amylase · mucin · lubrication · moisture · Wharton · oral · flow · production
Careful to avoid notice
- quickMoving with speed
- convenientEasy to use
- meltChange from solid
- fast-actingProducing rapid results
administration
Organizational oversight and control
- tabletFlat portable computing device
- dissolveDisperse into liquid
- bioavailabilityFraction reaching active circulation
nitroglycerin · absorption · fentanyl · spray · film · troche · lozenge · angina · onset · bypass
frenulum
Small tissue fold restricting movement
- mucosaMoist organ lining
- glandSecreting body organ
- epitheliumTissue covering body surfaces
buccal · salivary · palate · vascular · innervation · caruncle · duct · papilla · membrane · tissue
gland
Secreting body organ
enzymes · amylase · mucin · lubrication · moisture · Wharton · oral · flow · production
discreet
Careful to avoid notice
- quickMoving with speed
- convenientEasy to use
- meltChange from solid
fast-acting · portable · emergency · hold · absorb
- pharmacypharmacist, pharmacy, prescription, dispensing, prescriptions
- mouth anatomyteeth, palate, lips, gums, cheek
- anatomy termsanterior, posterior, dorsal, ventral, medial
- drug formstablet form, powder form, oral, injectable, topical
- oral medicationstablet, tablets, capsule, capsules, pill
- nonoralsigning, gestures, texting, email, Braille
sublingualoral
Of the mouth
swallowed · ingested · intravenous · intramuscular · subcutaneous
language, tongue, linguist, bilingual, linguistic, multilingual, lingual, lingua