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Sublingual Route of Administration
Definition 1
Administration of a drug beneath the tongue. The route provides rapid absorption, the drug immediately enters the bloodstream without first passing through the intestinal wall and liver. However, most drugs cannot be taken this way because they may be absorbed incompletely or erratically. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
Administration beneath the tongue. (Food and Drug Administration/CDISC)
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A benign or malignant neoplasm that affects the sublingual gland.
A carcinoma that arises from the sublingual gland. Representative examples include cystadenocarcinoma and mucoepidermoid carcinoma.
An adenocarcinoma that arises from the sublingual gland.
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