Lingual Health Dictionary

Small raised bumps or nipples on a tissue surface. Lingual papillae are taste buds.... papillae

n. (pl. cingula) 1. a curved bundle of nerve fibres in each cerebral hemisphere, nearly encircling its connection with the corpus callosum. See cerebrum. 2. a small protuberance on the lingual surface of the crowns of incisor and canine teeth.... cingulum

n. 1. (in dentistry) a ‘window’ of bone loss on the facial or lingual aspect of a tooth that places the exposed root surface directly in contact with the gum or the alveolar mucosa. 2. a surgical operation in which a new opening is formed in the bony *labyrinth of the inner ear as part of the treatment of deafness due to *otosclerosis. It is rarely performed today, having been superseded by *stapedectomy.... fenestration

pl. n. masses of *lymphoid tissue around the pharynx, usually referring to the palatine tonsils on either side of the *oropharynx. However, there is more tonsil tissue below the palatine tonsils, on the back of the tongue (the lingual tonsils), and small deposits around the openings of the *Eustachian tubes in the nasopharynx (the tubal tonsils). The tonsils are concerned with protection against infection. Together with the *adenoids, they form *Waldeyer’s ring.... tonsils