dorsum of tongue
The superior surface of the tongue divided by the sulcus terminalis into an anterior two-thirds, the presulcal part (pars presulcalis). and a posterior one-third, the postsulcal part (pars postsulcalis). [ http://www.drugs.com/dict/dorsum-of-tongue.html ]
Synonyms: tongue dorsum, dorsum linguae, dorsal tongue
Term info
database cross reference
- FMA:54651
- UMLS:C0226952 (ncithesaurus:Dorsum_of_the_Tongue)
- NCIT:C32482
- SCTID:66938003
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uberon
id
UBERON:0009471
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Dorsum of tongue