submaxillary gland

submaxillary gland
submaxillary gland n SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND

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  • submaxillary gland — noun a salivary gland inside the lower jaw on either side that produces most of the nocturnal saliva; discharges saliva into the mouth under the tongue • Syn: ↑submaxillary salivary gland, ↑submandibular gland, ↑submandibular salivary gland,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • submaxillary gland — Anat. See submandibular gland. [1780 90] * * * …   Universalium

  • submaxillary gland — see submandibular gland …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • submaxillary gland — /sʌbmækˌsɪləri ˈglænd/ (say submak.siluhree gland) noun either of two saliva producing glands beneath the lower jaw, one on each side …  

  • Submaxillary — Sub*max il*la*ry, a. (Anat.) (a) Situated under the maxilla, or lower jaw; inframaxillary; as, the submaxillary gland. (b) Of or pertaining to submaxillary gland; as, submaxillary salvia. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • submaxillary salivary gland — noun a salivary gland inside the lower jaw on either side that produces most of the nocturnal saliva; discharges saliva into the mouth under the tongue • Syn: ↑submaxillary gland, ↑submandibular gland, ↑submandibular salivary gland, ↑mandibular… …   Useful english dictionary

  • submaxillary —   a. beneath lower jaw.    ♦ submaxillary gland, salivary gland discharging beneath tongue …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • submaxillary ganglion — noun : an autonomic ganglion situated on the lingual branch of the mandibular nerve above the deep part of the submaxillary gland, receiving preganglionic fibers from the facial nerve by way of the chorda tympani, sending postganglionic fibers to …   Useful english dictionary

  • submaxillary saliva — saliva produced by the submaxillary gland …   Medical dictionary

  • submaxillary salivary gland — n SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND …   Medical dictionary

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