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Definition of Sublingual salivary 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 Salivary Gland
Literary usage of Sublingual salivary gland
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Clinical Journal (1904)
"I imitate Mr. Butlin and turn back a the side of that, is the sublingual salivary
gland. I am not concerned with the salivary glands at the present moment. ..."
2. An Index of differential diagnosis of main symptoms by Herbert French (1918)
"Ranula and sublingual salivary gland calculus <•' cyst both cause swellings that
are beneath the front part of the tongue rather than in it* substance ..."
3. Manual of surgery for students and practitioners by William Rose (1904)
"... middle line of the floor of the mouth from the tip of the tongue, so that the
sublingual salivary gland can be also taken away—a most necessary step. ..."
4. Oxford Loose-leaf Surgery by F. F. Burghard, Allen Buckner Kanavel (1919)
"The sublingual salivary gland, the lingual nerve, and the terminal portion of
the hypoglossal are all protected from injury by the ..."
5. Physiology, Experimental and Descriptive by Buel Preston Colton (1898)
"... Vain Hepatic Vein sublingual salivary gland Submaxillary Salivary Gland' Lymph
Vein ' emptying into Portal Vein Liver Bile Sac Bile Duct Mesenteric Vein ..."
6. Textbook of Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1905)
"... part of the floor of the alveolo-glossal sulcus is thrown into a slight
elevation, which overlies, and is caused by, the sublingual salivary gland. ..."
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