submental
Britishadjective
Etymology
Origin of submental
from sub- + Latin mentum chin
Example Sentences
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The plot to Starcrash is submental – a ripoff of Star Wars, which was already a ripoff classic action serials.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 13, 2020
Kythera, which is based in Westlake Village, Calif., was founded in 2005 and is focused on the aesthetic medicine market, including its treatment for submental fullness, also known as double chin.
From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2015
The disease spreads early to the submental and submaxillary glands, which are best felt with one finger inside the mouth, under the tongue, and another outside, behind the mandible.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
The lymph vessels of the anterior two-thirds of the tongue drain into the submental and submaxillary glands, and these in turn into the deep cervical group which accompany the internal jugular vein.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
Gula: the throat: that sclerite forming the central portion of the head beneath, extending from the submental to the posterior margin, and laterally bounded by the genae.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
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