submaxilla

[ suhb-mak-sil-uh ]
/ ˌsʌb mækˈsɪl ə /

noun, plural sub·max·il·lae [suhb-mak-sil-ee] /ˌsʌb mækˈsɪl i/. Anatomy.

mandible.

Origin of submaxilla

First recorded in 1895–1900; sub- + maxilla

Words nearby submaxilla

submarine, submarine chaser, submariner, submarining, submatrix, submaxilla, submaxillaritis, submaxillary, submaxillary duct, submaxillary ganglion, submaxillary gland

Medical definitions for submaxilla

submaxilla
[ sŭb′măk-sĭl′ə ]

n.

mandible