submaxillary gland

noun

, Anatomy.

1. submandibular gland.

submaxillary gland

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of submaxillary gland¹

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

This view was finally established in 1858 by Claude Bernard's experiments on the chorda tympani and the submaxillary gland.

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Acute infection of the submaxillary gland is met with under the same conditions as that of the parotid.

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The acute phlegmonous peri-adenitis of the submaxillary gland, known as angina Ludovici, is referred to at p. 597.

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