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noun
A small salivary gland on each side of the mouth lying beneath the mucous membrane in a fossa in the mandible near the symphysis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: sublingual salivary gland
Antonyms: none provided
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: sublingual salivary gland
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: salivary gland
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