submandibular

submandibular

English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ mandibular.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌsʌb.manˈdɪb.jʊl.ə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌsʌb.mænˈdɪb.jəl.ɚ/
• Rhymes: -ɪbjʊlə(ɹ)

Adjective

submandibular (not comparable)

1. (anatomy, relational) Below the mandible.

   Synonym: submaxillary

2. (anatomy, relational) Of or relating to the submandibular gland.

Derived terms

• submandibular ganglion
• submandibular gland

Translations

below the mandible

Chinese: Mandarin: 下頜下／下颌下 (xiàhéxià, (Taiwan) xiàgéxià); 頜下／颌下 (zh) (héxià, (Taiwan) géxià) Italian: sottomascellare Spanish: submandibular (es)

References

• “submandibular”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “submandibular”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

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Spanish

Etymology

sub- +‎ mandibular

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /submandibuˈlaɾ/ [suβ̞.mãn̪.d̪i.β̞uˈlaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: sub‧man‧di‧bu‧lar

Adjective

submandibular (plural submandibulares)

1. (anatomy) submandibular