1. pertaining to or near the tongue; called also glossal. 2. in dental anatomy, facing the tongue or oral cavity; called also oral.

What does the word lingual mean in medical terms?

Medical Definition of lingual

1 : of, relating to, or resembling the tongue. 2 : lying near or next to the tongue a lingual blood vessel especially : relating to or being the surface of a tooth next to the tongue.

What does palatal mean?

1a : formed with some part of the tongue near or touching the hard palate of the roof of the mouth posterior to the ridge of bone behind the upper teeth the \sh\ and \y\ in English and the \ḵ\ of ich \iḵ\ in German are examples of palatal consonants. b of a vowel : front sense 2.