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Definition of Submaxillary 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.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Submaxillary Gland

Literary usage of Submaxillary gland

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Text Book of Physiology by Michael Foster (1899)
"As concerns the effects brought about by stimulation of the sympathetic nerve, these, in the case of the submaxillary gland of the dog, are very peculiar. ..."

2. A Textbook of Physiology by Michael Foster (1889)
"The submaxillary gland is supplied with two sets of nerves. These are represented in Fig. 62, which is a very diagrammatic rendering of the appearances ..."

3. A Text book of physiology by Michael Foster (1894)
"The submaxillary gland is supplied ... whicli reaching Wharton's duct or duct of the submaxillary gland (sni.d) runs along the duct to the gland. ..."

4. Cunningham's Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham, Arthur Robinson (1914)
"The majority of the submaxillary lymph glands lie along the lower border of the mandible, on the superficial surface of the submaxillary gland. ..."

5. Report of the Annual Meeting (1900)
"S in volume of the submaxillary gland may be brought about both by variations in the flow of blood ..."

6. Quain's Elements of Anatomy by Jones Quain, William Sharpey, Allen Thomson, John G. Cleland (1867)
"... the facial artery passing out of a groove in the submaxillary gland and ascending on the face ; am, superficial larger portion of the submaxillary gland ..."

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