tongue flange

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• tongue — [tuŋ] n. [ME tunge < OE, akin to Ger zunge < IE base * dṇĝhū , tongue > L lingua (OL dingua)] 1. the movable muscular structure attached to the floor of the mouth in most vertebrates: it is an important organ in the ingestion of food,… …   English World dictionary

• Flange — A flange is an external or internal rib, or rim (lip), for strength, as the flange of an iron beam or I beam (or a T beam); or for a guide, as the flange of a train wheel; or for attachment to another object, as the flange on the end of a pipe,… …   Wikipedia

• flange — That part of the denture base which extends from the cervical ends of the teeth to the border of the denture. buccal f. the portion of the f. of a denture that occupies the buccal vestibule …   Medical dictionary

• lingual flange — the portion of the flange of a mandibular denture which occupies the space adjacent to the residual ridge and next to the tongue …   Medical dictionary

• pre-Columbian civilizations — Introduction       the aboriginal American Indian (Mesoamerican Indian) cultures that evolved in Meso America (part of Mexico and Central America) and the Andean region (western South America) prior to Spanish exploration and conquest in the 16th …   Universalium

• fern — fernless, adj. fernlike, adj. /ferrn/, n. any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a… …   Universalium

• Fern — /ferrn/, n. a female given name. * * * Any of about 10,000–12,000 species (division Filicophyta) of nonflowering vascular plants that have true roots, stems, and complex leaves and reproduce by spores. Though ferns were once classified with the… …   Universalium

• building construction — Techniques and industry involved in the assembly and erection of structures. Early humans built primarily for shelter, using simple methods. Building materials came from the land, and fabrication was dictated by the limits of the materials and… …   Universalium

• lip — n 1.Usu. lips labia, mouth. 2.Slang. impudence, insolence, sauciness, Inf. sauce, Inf. sassiness, Inf. back talk, Dial. sass, Inf. cheek, Sl. mouth, Sl. mouthing off, Sl. smarting off; discourtesy, rudeness, incivility, impertinence, flippancy,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• Insect morphology — Legend of body parts Tagmata : A Head, B Thorax, C Abdomen. 1. antenna 2. ocelli (lower) 3. ocelli (upper) 4. compound eye 5. brain (cerebral ganglia) 6. prothorax …   Wikipedia

• lip — Synonyms and related words: aerophone, answer back, articulate, back talk, backchat, bagpipe, bank, bell, bilge, blain, bleb, blister, blob, blow, blow a horn, board, border, bordure, boss, bow, breathe, brim, brink, brow, bubble, bugle, bulb,… …   Moby Thesaurus