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SUBLINGUAL GLAND
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sublingual gland mean?
• SUBLINGUAL GLAND (noun)
The noun SUBLINGUAL GLAND has 1 sense:
1. a 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
Familiarity information: SUBLINGUAL GLAND used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A 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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
sublingual gland; sublingual salivary gland
Hypernyms ("sublingual gland" is a kind of...):
salivary gland (any of three pairs of glands in the mouth and digestive system that secrete saliva for digestion)
Context examples
A non-metastasizing neoplasm that arises from the sublingual gland.
(Benign Sublingual Gland Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
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