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Submandibular Gland

Definition: Submandibular Gland

Submandibular Gland

Noun

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.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Synonyms: Submandibular Gland

Synonyms: mandibular gland (n), submandibular salivary gland (n), submaxillary gland (n), submaxillary salivary gland (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Submandibular Gland

Specialty definitions using "submandibular gland": Salivary Gland Calculi. (references)

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Submandibular Gland

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

submandibular gland

27
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Submandibular Gland

Language Translations for "submandibular gland"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

glandula submandibularis. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

glandula submaxillaris, glandula submandibularis. (various references)

   

French

  

glande sous-maxillaire. (various references)

   

German

  

Unterkieferdrüse, Glandula submaxillaris, Glandula submandibularis, Glandula mandibularis, Glandula angularis. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

υπογνάθιος σιαλογόνος αδήν. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ubmandibularsay andglay

   

Portuguese

  

glândula sub-maxilar. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

glándula submandibular. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Submandibular Gland

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-a-b-b-d-d-g-i-l-l-m-n-n-r-s-u-u"

-5 letters: submandibular.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Expressions: Internet 		5. Translations: Modern
6. Anagrams
7. Bibliography


  

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