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sub⋅man⋅dib⋅u⋅lar gland

  [suhb-man-dib-yuh-ler]
–noun
either of a pair of salivary glands located one on each side of and beneath the lower jaw.
Also called submaxillary gland.

Origin:
sub- + mandibular
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Main Entry: submandibular gland
Function: noun
: a salivary gland inside of and near the lower edge of the mandible on each side and discharging by Wharton's duct intothe mouth under the tongue called also mandibular gland, submandibular salivary gland, submaxillary gland, submaxillary salivary gland

Main Entry: submaxillary gland
Function: noun
: SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND
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submandibular gland n.
Either of two major salivary glands situated in the neck near the lower edge of each side of the mandible and emptying into the submandibular duct. Also called maxillary gland, submaxillary gland.

submaxillary gland n.
See submandibular 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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