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Definition of Sublingual gland
1. Noun. 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.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sublingual Gland
Literary usage of Sublingual gland
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Quain's Elements of Anatomy by Jones Quain, William Sharpey, Allen Thomson, John G. Cleland (1867)
"The sublingual gland, the smallest of the salivary glands, is of a narrow oblong
shape and weighs scarcely one drachm. It is situated along the Fig. 573. ..."
2. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"The sublingual gland (Fig. 952) is the smallest of the three glands. ...
The sublingual gland is supplied with blood from the sublingual and ..."
3. A Text-book of Operative Surgery: Covering the Surgical Anatomy and by Warren Stone Bickham (1903)
"The sublingual gland lies beneath mucous membrane of forepart of mouth, ...
The sublingual gland may require removal for tumor, or for embedded calculus. ..."
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