Mucosa of tongue

[TA] the mucosa forming the surface of the tongue; that of the dorsum of the tongue appears velvety due to the presence of vast numbers of papillae; that of the inferior surface is smooth and thinner. SYN: tunica mucosa linguae [TA], mucous membrane of tongue*, lingual mucosa.

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