Definitions for submaxillary

submaxillary sub·max·il·lar·y

Spelling: [suhb-mak-suh-ler-ee, suhb-mak-sil-uh-ree]
IPA: /sʌbˈmæk səˌlɛr i, ˌsʌb mækˈsɪl ə ri/

Submaxillary is a 12 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 30 points.

You can make 782 anagrams from letters in submaxillary (aabillmrsuxy).

Definitions for submaxillary

adjective

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

Origin of submaxillary

First recorded in 1780-90; sub- + maxillary

Examples for submaxillary

The following day, the tumour reached its maximum of elevation, and sometimes comprised the submaxillary glands of the same side.

In cases in which the mucous membrane is affected, the submaxillary lymph gland may also become enlarged and suppurate.

Meanwhile, the submaxillary glands become swollen and the surrounding connective tissue becomes oedematous.

The submaxillary glands may be, but are not always, enlarged.

These were closely attached to the submaxillary salivary glands.

On the structure and use of the submaxillary odoriferous gland in the genus Crocodilus.

Adenitis takes place in the submaxillary, retro-maxillary, and sublingual glands of the affected side.

The retro-maxillary and submaxillary lymphatic glands become enlarged by inflammatory action.

The submaxillary and sublingual salivary glands are also liable to be affected.

The cheeks sometimes become swollen, and the submaxillary connective tissue oedematous.

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