Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

submandibular gland

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables: sub-mandibu-lar g-land
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of a pair of salivary glands located beneath the lower jaws, superior to the digastric muscles.

Inflected Forms

submandibular glands (plural)

Synonyms

submaxillary gland submaxillary salivary gland submandibular salivary gland mandibular gland

Questions

What does submandibular gland mean?: Either of a pair of salivary glands located beneath the lower jaws, superior to the digastric muscles.

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