Definitions for sublingual gland
sub·lin·gual gland

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1. sublingual gland, sublingual salivary glandnoun

   a small salivary gland that produces mucin (the viscous component of saliva); in human beings it is located on either side of the mouth under the tongue

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1. sublingual gland

   The sublingual gland is one of the three major salivary glands in the human body. It is located underneath the tongue, in the floor of the mouth. This gland produces most of the saliva in the mouth, which helps in digestion, keeps the mouth moist, and aids in maintaining oral health.

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1. Sublingual gland

   The sublingual glands are salivary glands in the mouth.They lie anterior to the submandibular gland under the tongue, beneath the mucous membrane of the floor of the mouth. Each gland is effetively palpated on the floor of the mouth posterior to each mandibular canine. Placing one index finger intraorally and the fingertips of the opposite hand extraorally, the compressed gland is manually palpated between the inner and outer fingers. They are drained by 8-20 excretory ducts called the ducts of Rivinus. The largest of all, the sublingual duct joins the submandibular duct to drain through the sublingual caruncle. The sublingual caruncle is a small papilla near the midline of the floor of the mouth on each side of the lingual frenum. The sublingual gland consists mostly of Mucous acini capped with serous demilunes and is therefore categorized as a mixed mucous gland with a mucous product predominating. Most of the remaining small sublingual ducts open separately into the mouth on an elevated crest of mucous membrane, the plica fimbriata, formed by the gland and located on either side of the frenulum linguae. The chorda tympani nerve is secretomotor to the sublingual glands. The sublingual salivary gland drains into the submandibular lymph nodes. It is supplied by the sublingual artery.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sublingual gland in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

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   The numerical value of sublingual gland in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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