Which term means 'under the tongue'?

• A. respiration
• B. sublingual
• C. status
• D. symptom

Answer: (B)

The concept tested is how medical prefixes describe location. Sublingual comes from sub- meaning under and lingual meaning tongue, so it literally means under the tongue. This term is used for things like sublingual tablets that are placed under the tongue for quick absorption, bypassing the digestive system. The other options don’t convey a location on or under the tongue: respiration relates to breathing, status to a state or condition, and symptom to something a patient feels or reports.