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Definition of Mandibular gland
1. Noun. 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.
Generic synonyms: Salivary Gland
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mandibular Gland
Literary usage of Mandibular gland
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. International Medical and Surgical Surveyby American Institute of Medicine by American Institute of Medicine (1922)
"The secretion of the mandibular gland takes place only during the absorption ...
Both the parotid and the mandibular gland were of a pallid appearance and ..."
2. The Senses of Insects by Auguste Forel (1908)
"The mandibular gland (olfactory mucous gland of Wolff) is probably in the bee a
simple gland with a stinking secretion. The secretion of this gland ..."
3. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1890)
"The mandibular gland of calf L extended ventrally to form a large mass beneath
the angle of the mandible. The corresponding gland of calf R was very small. ..."
4. An Introduction to Entomology by John Henry Comstock (1920)
"The mandibular gland of a honeybee. and Burger ('97), who studied their development
in the embryo of a. bee, they are developed from the rudiments of the ..."
5. The Cambridge Natural History by Arthur Everett Shipley, Sidney Frederic Harmer (1899)
"The mandibles are not suctorial, but, according to Meinert, possess an orifice
for the discharge of the secretion of a mandibular gland. ..."
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