SUBMAXILLARY SALIVARY GLAND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does submaxillary salivary gland mean? 

• SUBMAXILLARY SALIVARY GLAND (noun)
  The noun SUBMAXILLARY SALIVARY 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: SUBMAXILLARY SALIVARY GLAND used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUBMAXILLARY SALIVARY 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

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Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

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

Hypernyms ("submaxillary salivary gland" is a kind of...):

salivary gland (any of three pairs of glands in the mouth and digestive system that secrete saliva for digestion)