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submandibular fossa

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sub·man·dib·u·lar fos·sa

[TA]
the depression on the medial surface of the body of the mandible inferior to the mylohyoid line in which the submandibular gland is lodged.
Synonym(s): fovea submandibularis [TA], fossa submandibularis, fovea submaxillaris, submaxillary fossa
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sub·man·dib·u·lar fos·sa

(sŭb'man-dib'yū-lăr fos'ă) [TA]
The depression on the medial surface of the body of the mandible inferior to the mylohyoid line in which the submandibular gland is lodged.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

sub·man·dib·u·lar fos·sa

(sŭb'man-dib'yū-lăr fos'ă) [TA]
Depression on medial surface of body of mandible inferior to mylohyoid line in which submandibular gland is lodged.
Synonym(s): submaxillary fossa.
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