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Submaxillary   Listen
adjective
Submaxillary  adj.  (Anat.)
(a)
Situated under the maxilla, or lower jaw; inframaxillary; as, the submaxillary gland.
(b)
Of or pertaining to submaxillary gland; as, submaxillary salvia.






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... salivary glands, which secrete the saliva from the blood. The parotid is situated on the side of the face in front of the ear. The disease, common in childhood, during which this gland becomes inflamed and swollen, is known as the "mumps." The submaxillary gland is placed below and to the inner side of the lower jaw, and the sublingual is on the floor of the mouth, between the tongue and the gums. Each gland opens into the mouth by a little duct. These glands somewhat ...
— A Practical Physiology • Albert F. Blaisdell



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