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sublingual gland

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sublingual gland [¦səb′liŋ·gwəl ′gland]
(anatomy)
A complex of salivary glands located in the sublingual fold on each side of the floor of the mouth.
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If it is in the sublingual gland, which is quite rare, it will present itself just behind the chin.
When eating becomes painful by Mail Today (New Delhi, India)
2-7) Myoepithelial tumors, either benign or malignant, develop in the major salivary glands: 50% in the parotid gland, 33% in the sublingual gland, and 13% in the submandibular gland.
Salivary gland myoepithelioma with focal capsular invasion by Gun, Banu Dogan; Ozdamar, Sukru Oguz; Bahadir, Burak; Uzun, Lokman / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
We have seen that the food enters the mouth where enzymes are added via sublingual glands.
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