sublingual gland
English
Noun
sublingual gland (plural sublingual glands)
- (anatomy) A small salivary gland on each side of the mouth lying beneath the mucous membrane in a fossa in the mandible near the symphysis.
- Synonym: sublingual salivary gland
- Coordinate terms: parotid gland, submandibular gland
References
- “sublingual gland”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.