sublingual gland
English
editNoun
editsublingual 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
Translations
editsmall salivary gland
|
References
edit- “sublingual gland”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.