Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun mandibular_gland

1 sense of mandibular gland

Sense 1
submaxillary gland, submaxillary salivary gland, submandibular gland, submandibular salivary gland, mandibular gland -- (a salivary gland inside the lower jaw on either side that produces most of the nocturnal saliva; discharges saliva into the mouth under the tongue)
       => salivary gland -- (any of three pairs of glands in the mouth and digestive system that secrete saliva for digestion)