submaxillary gland

American  

noun

Anatomy.

1. submandibular gland.

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submaxillary gland British  

noun

1. (in mammals) either of a pair of salivary glands situated on each side behind the lower jaw

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Etymology

Origin of submaxillary gland

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

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 Walsh, James J.

An acute phlegmonous peri-adenitis sometimes occurs in the loose cellular tissue around the submaxillary gland, and spreads with great rapidity through the cellular planes of the neck.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

Cartilaginous tumours in the parotid, submaxillary gland, and testicle belong to a class of “mixed tumours” that will be referred to later.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

The submaxillary gland is of very similar texture to the last, but much smaller; it is placed deeper, and lies with its main axis horizontal.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various

The submaxillary gland lies under the integument and fascia in the triangle formed by the lower jaw and the two bellies of the digastric muscle.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander