See Also: dorsal lingual branches of lingual artery(medicine)
Carnett's sign(medicine)
dorsal lingual vein(medicine)
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dorsal lingual vein (medicine) and Carnett's sign (medicine)


dorsal lingual vein (medicine)


dorsal lingual vein
<anatomy, vein> Multiple tributaries of the lingual vein draining the dorsum of the tongue, becoming increasingly larger toward the root of the tongue.

Synonym: venae dorsales linguae.


Carnett's sign (medicine)


Carnett's sign
<clinical sign> Disappearance of abdominal tenderness to palpation when the anterior abdominal muscles are contracted, indicating pain of intra-abdominal origin; its persistence suggests a source in the abdominal wall, which is also indicated when tenderness is caused by gently pinching a fold of skin and fat between the thumb and forefinger.