submaxillary
of or relating to the lower jaw or lower jawbone.
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How to use submaxillary in a sentence
The upshot of his submaxillary communication was a dim "Twenty dollars, take it or leave it."
Our Square and the People in It | Samuel Hopkins AdamsSometimes the parotid and submaxillary glands were inflamed; petechiae were absent.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2) | Charles CreightonMany had swelling of the tonsils, parotids, submaxillary and sublingual glands.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2) | Charles CreightonThe parotid and submaxillary glands were often enlarged, sometimes suppurating or sloughing.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2) | Charles CreightonSalivary glands, of which the most constant are the parotid and the submaxillary, are always present in terrestrial mammals.
British Dictionary definitions for submaxillary
/ (ˌsʌbmækˈsɪlərɪ) /
of, relating to, or situated close to the lower jaw
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