SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does submandibular gland mean? 

• SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND (noun)
  The noun SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND has 1 sense:

1. a salivary gland inside the lower jaw on either side that produces most of the nocturnal saliva; discharges saliva into the mouth under the tongue

  Familiarity information: SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A salivary gland inside the lower jaw on either side that produces most of the nocturnal saliva; discharges saliva into the mouth under the tongue

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

mandibular gland; submandibular gland; submandibular salivary gland; submaxillary gland; submaxillary salivary gland

Hypernyms ("submandibular 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 submandibular gland.

(Benign Submandibular Gland Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

It occurs in the parotid gland, submandibular gland, minor salivary glands in the oral cavity, upper respiratory tract, and nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses.

(Pleomorphic Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

It most often occurs in the parotid gland and less often in the submandibular gland and minor salivary gland.

(Carcinoma ex Pleomorphic Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A recently described mass-forming lesion that occurs in the pancreas, submandibular glands, lacrimal glands, lymph nodes, and hepatobiliary tract.

(IgG4-Related Disease, NCI Thesaurus)