n :  a salivary gland inside of and near the lower edge of the mandible on each side and discharging by Wharton's duct into the mouth under the tongue - called also mandibular gland , ubmandibular salivary gland , ubmaxillary gland , ubmaxillary salivary gland  .
 
 
 
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