Anatomy
sublingual gland
sub·lin·gual gland [ suhb-ling-gwuhl gland ]
Subclass of:
Salivary Glands
Definitions related to sublingual gland:
  • (gland, salivary, sublingual) The salivary gland located under the tongue in the floor of the oral cavity or adjacent to the submandibular salivary gland.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • A salivary gland on each side of the mouth below the TONGUE.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Smallest of the three chief, paired salivary glands, draining the oral cavity.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (sublingual salivary gland) A salivary gland located under the tongue in the floor of the oral cavity.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
Try this search on: Farlex, Merriam-Webster, Oxford Dictionary, or Wordnik

This content should not be used in place of medically-reviewed decision support reference material or professional medical advice. Some terms may have alternate or updated definitions not reflected in this set. The definitions on this page should not be considered complete or up to date.