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submaxillary

[ suhb-mak-suh-ler-ee, suhb-mak-sil-uh-ree ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to the lower jaw or lower jawbone.


submaxillary

/ ˌsʌbmækˈsɪlərɪ /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or situated close to the lower jaw
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of submaxillary1

First recorded in 1780–90; sub- + maxillary
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Example Sentences

The upshot of his submaxillary communication was a dim "Twenty dollars, take it or leave it."

Sometimes the parotid and submaxillary glands were inflamed; petechiae were absent.

Many had swelling of the tonsils, parotids, submaxillary and sublingual glands.

The parotid and submaxillary glands were often enlarged, sometimes suppurating or sloughing.

Salivary glands, of which the most constant are the parotid and the submaxillary, are always present in terrestrial mammals.

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