Sublingual administration
Also called Under-tongue medication
PharmacologyImportant
Drug delivery by placing medication under the tongue for rapid mucosal absorption, bypassing first-pass hepatic metabolism.
Korean
설하 투여
약물을 혀 아래에 위치시켜 구강 점막을 통해 빠르게 혈류로 흡수시키는 투여 방법; 간 초회 통과 효과를 피할 수 있음.
French
Administration sublinguale
Administration d'un médicament sous la langue pour une absorption muqueuse rapide, contournant le métabolisme hépatique de premier passage.
Word parts
sub-Prefix(Latin: sub-) Below, under; (Latin: infra-) Below, beneathlingu/oRoot(Latin) Tongue-alSuffix(Latin) Pertaining to