The lingual vein passes medial to the hyoglossus, and the lingual artery passes deep to the hyoglossus.
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The lingual veins are important clinically as they are capable of rapid absorption of drugs; for this reason, nitroglycerin is given under the tongue to patients suspected of having angina pectoris.
परिभाषा
a vein that receives blood from the tongue and the floor of the mouth and empties into the internal jugular or the facial vein पर्याय: vena lingualis,
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