submaxillary gland

American

noun

Anatomy.

submandibular gland.

submaxillary gland British

noun

(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

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Paps, or little projections, of the mucous membrane, which mark the opening of the submaxillary glands under the tongue in horses and cattle.

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This malady was characterized by swelling of the submaxillary glands and discharge from nose and mouth.

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During the season of love, a musky odour is emitted by the submaxillary glands of the crocodile, and pervades their haunts.48 Ophidia.—I have little to say about Snakes.

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The salivary apparatus is developed much in the same manner as in that genus, but the duct of the submaxillary gland has no reservoir.

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Not long before, Wharton, an English observer, had demonstrated the existence of a canal leading from the submaxillary gland into the mouth.

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