| 单词 |
submaxillary |
| 释义 |
subˈmaxillary, a. (n.)
[f. mod.L. submaxillāris: see sub- 1 b and maxillary.]
1. Situated beneath the inferior maxilla.
submaxillary gland, a salivary gland situated on either side below the lower jaw; hence, pertaining to this gland, esp. of parts connected therewith, as s. artery, submaxillary duct, submaxillary fossa, submaxillary ganglion, submaxillary vein. Also as n. (ellipt. for s. artery, etc.).
1787Med. Comm. II. 369 The submaxillary glands were swollen. 1831R. Knox Cloquet's Anat. 73 An oblong superficial cavity, in which the submaxillary gland is placed. 1831Youatt Horse 120 The submaxillary artery, a branch of the jugular and the parotid duct. 1834― Cattle 335 The sub-maxillary vein returning the blood from the tongue, the mouth, and the face generally. 1836–9Todd's Cycl. Anat. II. 214/1 A large depression (the submaxillary fossa) for the reception of the submaxillary gland. 1837Quain Elem. Anat. (ed. 4) 812 The submaxillary ganglion,..rests upon the gland just named [sc. the submaxillary]. 1871Darwin Desc. Man II. xii. 29 During the season of love, a musky odour is emitted by the submaxillary glands of the crocodile.
2. [f. prec.] Pertaining to the submaxilla.
1884Coues N. Amer. Birds 98 On the under jaw, maxillary or submaxillary line. |
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