submandibular (redirected from submandibular salivary glands)

submandibular /sub·man·dib·u·lar/ (sub″man-dib´u-ler) below the mandible.

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submandibular

[-məndib′yələr]

Etymology: L, sub + mandible

pertaining to the area beneath the mandible, or lower jaw. Also called inframandibular.

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submandibular (sub´mandib´ylr),

adj inferior to the mandible.

submandibular caruncle,

n See caruncle, submandibular.

submandibular duct,

n See Wharton's duct.

submandibular fossa,

n See fossa, submandibular.

submandibular fossa in image interpretation,

n a radiolucent site within the region located in the body of the mandible that allows radiographs to gain a clear representation of the lingual depression of the salivary gland located within the submandibular area.

submandibular ganglion,

n See ganglion, submaxillary.

submandibular lymph nodes,

n the superficial cervical nodes located at the inferior border of the ramus of the mandible.

submandibular salivary gland,

n See gland, submandibular salivary.

submandibular space,

n See space, submandibular.

submandibular triangle,

n See triangle, submandibular.

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submandibular

below the mandible.

Submandibular abscess in a cow. By permission from Blowey RW, Weaver AD, Diseases and Disorders of Cattle, Mosby, 1997

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submandibular salivary glands

see salivary gland.

submandibular swelling

the swelling may be soft as in edema or hard and painful as in grass seed abscess, or lymphadenitis or inflammation of salivary glands. The accumulation of edema fluid is characteristic of grazing animals or those eating off the ground. Cows eating from a manger will not be affected. Called also bottle jaw.