SUBLINGUAL GLAND
\sˈʌblɪŋɡwə͡l ɡlˈand], \sˈʌblɪŋɡwəl ɡlˈand], \s_ˈʌ_b_l_ɪ_ŋ_ɡ_w_əl ɡ_l_ˈa_n_d]\
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a small salivary gland that produces mucin (the viscous component of saliva); in human beings it is located on either side of the mouth under the tongue
By Princeton University
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a small salivary gland that produces mucin (the viscous component of saliva); in human beings it is located on either side of the mouth under the tongue
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Is seated in the substance of the inferior paries of the mouth beneath the anterior part of the tongue. It is smaller than the submaxillary, of which it frequently seems to be only a prolongation. It is oblong, flattened, amygdaloid, and is covered by the mucous membrane of the mouth, beneath which it projects. This gland has 10 or 12 excretory ducts- Ductus Riviniani seu Waltheriani-some of which open beneath the fraenum linguae, joining Wharton's duct, whilst others pierce the mucous membrane of the mouth separately. It has the same structure as the parotid.
By Robley Dunglison
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