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Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D013363
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Preferred Name

Submandibular Gland

Definitions
One of two salivary glands in the neck, located in the space bound by the two bellies of the digastric muscle and the angle of the mandible. It discharges through the submandibular duct. The secretory units are predominantly serous although a few mucous alveoli, some with serous demilunes, occur. (Stedman, 25th ed)
Synonyms
Submaxillary Glands
Gland, Submandibular
Gland, Submaxillary
Glands, Submandibular
Glands, Submaxillary
Submaxillary Gland
Submandibular Glands
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