| Noun | 1. | vena lingualis - a vein that receives blood from the tongue and the floor of the mouth and empties into the internal jugular or the facial vein mouth - the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening; "she wiped lipstick from her mouth" vein, vena, venous blood vessel - a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood" |