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submaxillary

[sub-mak´sĭ-lar″e]

below the maxilla.

man·dib·u·lar

(man-dib'yū-lăr),

Relating to the lower jaw.

Synonym(s): inframaxillary, submaxillary (1)

submaxillary

(sŭb-măk′sə-lĕr′ē)

adj.

1. Of or relating to the lower jaw: a submaxillary fracture.

2. Situated beneath the maxilla: the submaxillary salivary glands.

n. pl. submaxillar·ies

An anatomical part, such as a gland or nerve, that is situated beneath the maxilla.

man·dib·u·lar

(man-dib'yū-lăr)

Relating to the lower jaw.
Synonym(s): inframaxillary, submaxillary (1) .

sub·man·dib·u·lar

(sŭb'man-dib'yū-lăr)

Beneath the mandible or lower jaw.
Synonym(s): inframandibular, submaxillary (2) .

submaxillary

Pertaining to the lower jaw. Under the MAXILLA.

sub·man·dib·u·lar

(sŭb'man-dib'yū-lăr)

1. Beneath mandible or lower jaw.

2. Denoting some ducts, fossae, ganglia, glands, lymph nodes, or a triangle of the neck, below the mandible.
Synonym(s): inframandibular, submaxillary (2) .

man·dib·u·lar

(man-dib'yū-lăr)

Relating to the lower jaw.
Synonym(s): inframaxillary, submaxillary (1) .

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