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DictionarySeesubmentalsubmental lymph nodes
sub·men·tal lymph nodes [TA] small nodes that lie superficial to the mylohyoid muscle; they receive afferents from the lower lip, chin, and the tip of the tongue, and send efferents to the deep lateral cervical nodes; these nodes are part of the pericervical collar of lymph nodes that initially receives drainage from the head. Synonym(s): nodi lymphoidei submentales [TA]sub·men·tal lymph nodes (sŭb-mentăl limf nōdz) [TA] The group of lymph nodes located beneath the chin.
See also: lymph nodes |