(in human beings) either of a pair of salivary glands situated beneath the tongue
Examples of 'sublingual gland' in a sentence
sublingual gland
Approximately, 85% of sublingual gland tumors are malignant.
Raghunath Prabhu, Neha Kumar, Sakshi Sadhu, Rajgopal Shenoy, Kuladeepa Ananda Vaidya 2016, 'Basal cell adenoma of the salivary gland: Cribriform type, a rare case with reviewof literature', Archives of Clinical and Experimental Surgeryhttp://www.scopemed.org/fulltextpdf.php?mno=150121. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In the sublingual gland of all animal groups, levels of oxidative parameters were measured.
Paula Kostecka-Sochoń, Barbara M. Onopiuk, Ewa Dąbrowska 2018, 'Protective Effect of Increased Zinc Supply against Oxidative Damage of SublingualGland in Chronic Exposure to Cadmium: Experimental Study on Rats', Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevityhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/3732842. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
But these results were not statistically significant, except for atrophy in the sublingual gland.
Murat Sadic 2017, 'Zinc: Does it Have Radioprotective Effect on Major Salivary Glands?', Journal of Clinical and Analytical Medicinehttp://www.jcam.com.tr/files/JCAM-4742.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Later some workers faced difficult tube passage, bleeding, and sublingual gland involvement with this approach.
Malti Agrawal, L S Kang 2010, 'Midline submental orotracheal intubation in maxillofacial injuries: A substitute totracheostomy where postoperative mechanical ventilation is not required', Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacologyhttp://www.joacp.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9185;year=2010;volume=26;issue=4;spage=498;epage=502;aulast=Agrawal. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Both were successfully treated by removal of the ipsilateral sublingual gland.
Arunachalam Pavai, Priyadharshini Nithya 2010, 'Recurrent plunging ranula', Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeonshttp://www.jiaps.com/article.asp?issn=0971-9261;year=2010;volume=15;issue=1;spage=36;epage=38;aulast=Arunachalam. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The outcome data confirm the protective effect of increased zinc intake on the sublingual gland tissue in chronic cadmium exposure.
Paula Kostecka-Sochoń, Barbara M. Onopiuk, Ewa Dąbrowska 2018, 'Protective Effect of Increased Zinc Supply against Oxidative Damage of SublingualGland in Chronic Exposure to Cadmium: Experimental Study on Rats', Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevityhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/3732842. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Even though both the cysts had their origin from the sublingual gland, only the cervical cyst had a capsular covering.
Nitin Pant, Ajay Kumar Verma, Tanvir Roshan Khan, Ashish Wakhlu 2017, 'Ectopic salivary gland cyst in the neck: Association with congenital plunging ranula',Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeonshttp://www.jiaps.com/article.asp?issn=0971-9261;year=2017;volume=22;issue=4;spage=251;epage=253;aulast=Pant. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)