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sublingual gland

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Main Entry: sublingual gland
Function: noun
: a small salivary gland on each side of the mouth lying beneath the mucous membrane in a fossa in the mandible near thesymphysis called also sublingual salivary gland
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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sublingual gland n.
Either of two salivary glands situated in the mucus membrane on the floor of the mouth beneath the tongue. Also called Rivinus gland.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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