submaxillary /sub·max·il·lary/ (-mak´sĭ-lar″e) below the maxilla.
submaxillary
submaxillary,
sub·max·il·lar·y (s b-m k s -l r  )adj. 1. Of or relating to the lower jaw; mandibular. 2. Situated beneath the maxilla. n. An anatomical part, such as a gland or nerve, situated beneath the maxilla. |
submaxillary
[-mak′siler′ē]
Etymology: L, sub + maxilla
pertaining to the area below the maxilla, or upper jaw.
submaxillary,
adj situated deep to the maxilla.
submaxillary
below the maxilla.
submaxillary gland
the mandibular salivary gland.
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