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Definition of: submaxillary
(sub·mak′sə·ler′ē) Anat. adjective
1. Of, pertaining to, or situated beneath the lower jaw.
2. Of or pertaining to one of the salivary glands situated near the angle of the lower jaw.
—noun plural ·lar·ies The lower jaw bone: also sub·max·il·la (sub′mak·sil′ə).
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