Meanings
adjectivesubmandibular (not comparable)
- not comparablerelationalanatomyOf or relating to the submandibular gland.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveBelow the mandible.
Similar
Origin
- Latinsub
- Latinsub-
- Englishsub-
- Englishmandibular
- Englishsubmandibular
From sub- + mandibular.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 下頜下 /下颌下, 頜下 /颌下
- 下頜下 /下颌下below the mandible
- 頜下 /颌下below the mandible
Finnish leuanalus-
- leuanalus-below the mandible
French sous-mandibulaire, submandibulaire
- sous-mandibulairebelow the mandible
- submandibulairebelow the mandible
Italian sottomascellare
- sottomascellarebelow the mandible
Polish podżuchwowy
- podżuchwowybelow the mandible
Spanish submandibular
- submandibularbelow the mandible
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with submandibular
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
submandibular. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/submandibular
MLA
“submandibular.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/submandibular. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “submandibular,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/submandibular.
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