HyperDic: submandibular_salivary_gland

English > 1 sense of the expression submandibular salivary gland:
NOUNbodysubmandibular salivary gland, submaxillary gland, submaxillary salivary gland, submandibular gland, mandibular glanda salivary gland inside the lower jaw on either side that produces most of the nocturnal saliva
English > submandibular salivary gland: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningA salivary gland inside the lower jaw on either side that produces most of the nocturnal saliva; discharges saliva into the mouth under the tongue.
Synonymssubmaxillary gland, submaxillary salivary gland, submandibular gland, mandibular gland
Broadersalivary glandAny of three pairs of glands in the mouth and digestive system that secrete saliva for digestion
Spanishglándula submandibular, glándula submaxilar
Catalanglàndula submaxil·lar

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