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submaxillary gland

American  

noun

Anatomy.
  1. submandibular gland.


submaxillary gland British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of submaxillary gland

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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