Radiology Lexicon

Last uploaded: November 19, 2024
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Preferred Name

submandibular gland

Definitions
One of two salivary glands in the neck, located in the space bound by the two bellies of the digastric muscle and the angle of the mandible. It discharges through the submandibular duct. The secretory units are predominantly serous although a few mucous alveoli, some with serous demilunes, occur. (Stedman, 25th ed) [MeSH]
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