submandibular gland

noun

Either of a pair of salivary glands located beneath the lower jaws, superior to the digastric muscles.

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submaxillary glandsubmaxillary salivary glandsubmandibular salivary glandmandibular gland
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Meanings

nounsubmandibular gland (plural submandibular glands)

plural submandibular glands

  1. anatomyEither of a pair of salivary glands located beneath the lower jaws, superior to the digastric muscles.

    Synonyms: submaxillary gland

Synonyms & antonyms

nounEither of a pair of salivary glands located beneath the lower jaws, superior to the digastric muscles.

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submaxillary gland

More synonyms by meaning

nouna 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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submaxillary glandsubmaxillary salivary glandsubmandibular salivary glandmandibular gland
Broader
salivary gland
Also see
submaxillary gland

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 頜下腺 /颌下腺, 颌下腺
  • 頜下腺 /颌下腺 (héxiàxiàn)either of a pair of salivary glands
  • 颌下腺 (héxiàxiàn)either of a pair of salivary glands
Finnish leuanalussylkirauhanen
  • leuanalussylkirauhaneneither of a pair of salivary glands
French glande submandibulaire
  • glande submandibulaireeither of a pair of salivary glands
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APA

submandibular gland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/submandibular%20gland

MLA

“submandibular gland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/submandibular%20gland. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “submandibular gland,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/submandibular%20gland.

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