Ranine

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  • adj. of, relating to, or resembling a frog
  • adj. Relating to, or designating, a swelling under the tongue; also, relating to the region where the swelling occurs; applied especially to branches of the lingual artery and lingual vein.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Of or pertaining to the frogs and toads.
  • adj. Pertaining to, or designating, a swelling under the tongue; also, pertaining to the region where the swelling occurs; -- applied especially to branches of the lingual artery and lingual vein.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In herpetology, pertaining to frogs; related or belonging to the Ranidæ; raniform.
  • In anatomy, pertaining to the under side of the tip of the tongue, where a tumor called a ranula is sometimes formed.
    • Word Usage
    "The vena comitans of the hypoglossal nerve (ranine vein), a branch of considerable size, begins below the tip of the tongue, and may join the lingual; generally, however, it passes backward on the Hyoglossus, and joins the common facial."
     
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