submaxillary
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of submaxillary
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The treatment consists in early and free removal of the affected portion of lip and of all the lymphatic connections in the submaxillary region and neck.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
Not long before, Wharton, an English observer, had demonstrated the existence of a canal leading from the submaxillary gland into the mouth.
From Catholic Churchmen in Science by James J. Walsh
Salivary Calculi.—Salivary calculi are most commonly met with in the submaxillary gland or its duct.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
It usually begins in the lymph glands within the capsule of the parotid or submaxillary, and spreads thence to the salivary gland tissue.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
The following day, the tumour reached its maximum of elevation, and sometimes comprised the submaxillary glands of the same side.
From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Franklin Bache
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