HyperDic: sublingual_salivary_gland

English > 1 sense of the expression sublingual salivary gland:
NOUNbodysublingual salivary gland, sublingual glanda small salivary gland that produces mucin (the viscous component of saliva)
English > sublingual salivary gland: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningA small salivary gland that produces mucin (the viscous component of saliva); in human beings it is located on either side of the mouth under the tongue.
Synonymsublingual gland
Broadersalivary glandAny of three pairs of glands in the mouth and digestive system that secrete saliva for digestion
Spanishglándula sublingual
Catalanglàndula sublingual

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