sublingual gland

Noun

Meaning

sublingual gland (plural sublingual glands)

(anatomy) A small salivary gland on each side of the mouth lying beneath the mucous membrane in a fossa in the mandible near the symphysis.
Synonym: sublingual salivary gland
Coordinate terms: parotid gland, submandibular gland

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Synonyms

salivary gland meibomian gland parathyroid gland

Hypernyms

salivary gland

Close letter words and terms

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