adjective
- located or applied under the tongue
Usage: medical
Examples
- The doctor prescribed a sublingual medication that dissolves under the tongue.
- Sublingual tablets are absorbed quickly into the bloodstream.
- The patient was given sublingual nitroglycerin for chest pain.
- Sublingual administration bypasses the digestive system.
- The sublingual gland produces saliva beneath the tongue.
- Some vitamins are available in sublingual form for better absorption.