The Collaborative International Dictionary
Submaxillary \Sub*max"il*la*ry\, a. (Anat.)
Situated under the maxilla, or lower jaw; inframaxillary; as, the submaxillary gland.
Of or pertaining to submaxillary gland; as, submaxillary salvia.
WordNet
Usage examples of "submaxillary".
The saliva is composed of four elementary secretions, derived respectively, from the mucous follicles of the mouth, and the parotid, the submaxillary, and the sublingual glands.
Its filaments are distributed to the sides of the tongue, the sublingual, and submaxillary glands.
Ducts from the submaxillary and sublingual glands open into the mouth below the tip of the tongue.
Do not report submaxillary enlargement in recurrent tonsilitis or carious teeth or post-cervical enlargement in pediculosis capitis, or in impetigo or eczema of the scalp.