What does lingula mean?
Lingula means (historical) A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 5/12 Roman ounce of wine, equivalent to about 11 mL..
Lingula
/lɪŋɡjələ/ · noun
Meaning
(historical) A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 5/12 Roman ounce of wine, equivalent to about 11 mL..
Definitions by Sense
- (historical) A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 5/12 Roman ounce of wine, equivalent to about 11 mL.
- (anatomy) Any of several tongue-shaped bony structures, especially that which forms the anterior border of the mandibular foramen.
- (anatomy) 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.
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Word Forms
- lingulas
- lingulae
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