submandibular gland

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submandibular gland - 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

mandibular gland, submandibular salivary gland, submaxillary gland, submaxillary salivary gland

salivary gland - any of three pairs of glands in the mouth and digestive system that secrete saliva for digestion

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mandibular gland salivary gland submandibular salivary gland submaxillary gland submaxillary salivary gland			An X ray is used to confirm the presence of a submandibular gland stone. When eating becomes painful by Mail Today (New Delhi, India) 2-7) Myoepithelial tumors, either benign or malignant, develop in the major salivary glands: 50% in the parotid gland, 33% in the sublingual gland, and 13% in the submandibular gland. Salivary gland myoepithelioma with focal capsular invasion by Gun, Banu Dogan; Ozdamar, Sukru Oguz; Bahadir, Burak; Uzun, Lokman / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal Although the parathyroid is often intimately associated with the thyroid gland, it might have migrated further afield; for this reason, scans are extended from the upper neck at the inferior margin of the submandibular glands out to the carotid sheaths, and down to the supra-clavicular areas. Ultrasound--first imaging modality in the detection of parathyroid ... by Ahmed, R.; Khan, N.; Ellemdin, S.; Gayaparsad, Keshree / South African Journal of Radiology			subliminal message subliminal perception subliminally sublimit sublimity Sublineation Sublingua sublingual sublingual gland sublingual salivary gland sublingual vein subliterary subliterate subliterature Sublition sublittoral Sublobular Sublumbar Sublunar sublunary subluxate subluxation submachine gun Submammary submandibular submandibular gland submandibular salivary gland submania submarginal submarine Submarine armor submarine ball submarine base Submarine cable submarine chaser submarine earthquake submarine exercise area coordinator submarine havens submarine locator acoustic beacon Submarine mine submarine movement advisory authority submarine notice submarine operating authority submarine operations area submarine patrol area submarine pitch submarine sandwich Submarine telegraph cable submarine torpedo submariner submarket			Submachinegun Submachineguns Submachineguns SUBMACOM Submammary Submammary submammary abscess submammary mastitis submandibular submandibular submandibular Submandibular and Sublingual submandibular caruncle submandibular caruncle submandibular caruncle submandibular duct submandibular duct submandibular duct submandibular fossa submandibular fossa submandibular fossa submandibular fossa in image interpretation submandibular fossa in image interpretation submandibular fovea submandibular fovea submandibular fovea submandibular fovea submandibular ganglion submandibular ganglion submandibular ganglion submandibular gland Submandibular Gland Secreted Proteoglycan 1 Submandibular Gland Transfer submandibular glands submandibular glands submandibular glands Submandibular lymph nodes Submandibular lymph nodes submandibular salivary gland submandibular salivary gland submandibular salivary gland submandibular salivary glands submandibular salivary glands submandibular space submandibular space submandibular space submandibular space submandibular swelling submandibular swelling submandibular triangle submandibular triangle submandibular triangle submandibular triangle Submandular Submandular Submandular submania submarginal submarginal submarine submarine

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