Corpus: Sublingual caruncle
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Synonym: Hunger wart
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The caruncula sublingualis is a small wart-shaped elevation in the mucous membrane of the floor of the mouth lateral to the frenulum linguae. It marks the common mouth of the excretory ducts of two of the three major salivary glands:
- Ductus submandibularis of the glandula submandibularis (submandibular salivary gland).
- Ductus sublingualis of the glandula sublingualis (sublingual salivary gland)