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

1 sense of sublingual gland

Sense 1
sublingual gland, sublingual salivary gland -- (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)
       => salivary gland -- (any of three pairs of glands in the mouth and digestive system that secrete saliva for digestion)