National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: July 2, 2026
Id http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C54187
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Preferred Name

Floor of Mouth

Definitions
The horseshoe-shaped part of the oral cavity bounded superiorly by the ventral surface of the tongue, inferiorly by the mylohyoid muscle, anterolaterally by the gingival surfaces of the mandible, and posteriorly by the anterior tonsillar pillar.
Synonyms
mouth floor
Floor of mouth
FLOOR OF MOUTH
Floor of mouth, NOS
Floor Of Mouth
floor of the oval cavity
Floor of the Mouth
floor of oval cavity
floor of mouth
Floor of Mouth
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