root of the tongue
The tongue root is its attached posterior portion, behind the V-shaped boundary with the tongue body.
All languages
- English
- root of the tongue
- Norwegian
- tungerot
- Japanese
- 舌根 — ぜっこん — zekkon
- Korean
- 혀뿌리 — hyeoppuri
- Spanish
- raíz de la lengua
- French
- racine de la langue
- German
- Zungenwurzel
Illustrations are AI-generated and translations are undergoing language review.