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ranine, a.|ˈreɪnaɪn|
[ad. mod.L. rānīnus, f. rāna frog: see -ine.]
1. Anat. Belonging to the under side of the tip of the tongue (the part liable to be affected by ranula); in ranine artery (the terminal branch of the lingual artery), ranine vein.
Cf. F. veine ranine (Cotgr.), artère ranine (Littré).
1819Pantologia X, Ranine artery,.. the second branch of the external carotid. 1831R. Knox Cloquet's Anat. 740 It anastomoses with the ranine vein. 1840G. V. Ellis Anat. 198 The continuation of the gustatory nerve to the tip of the tongue, together with the ranine artery.
2. Pertaining to a frog; frog-like. rare.
1840in Smart. |