sublingual gland
noun
: a small salivary gland on each side of the mouth lying beneath the mucous membrane in a fossa in the mandible near the symphysis
called also sublingual salivary gland
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“Sublingual gland.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/sublingual%20gland. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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