sublingual gland
sublingual gland · sublingual glands
під'язикова залоза
A small salivary gland on each side of the mouth lying beneath the mucous membrane in…A small salivary gland on each side of the mouth lying beneath the mucous membrane in a fossa in the mandible near the symphysis.
Meaning
1 sensesA small salivary gland on each side of the mouth lying beneath the mucous membrane in a fossa in the mandible near the symphysis.
під'язико́ва за́лозаpidʺjazykóva záloza
a small salivary gland that produces mucin (the viscous component of saliva); in human beings it is located on either side of the mouth under the tongue
Translations
1 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
small salivary gland:
Forms
plural: sublingual glands| Singular | sublingual gland |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonymssublingual salivary gland
Close in meaning
- a small salivary gland that produces mucin (the viscous component of saliva); in human beings it is located on either side of the mouth under the tongue:sublingual salivary gland