sublingual gland

Preferred Label : sublingual gland;

Uberon definition : the small mucin-producing salivary glands in the floor of the mouth beneath the tongue, anterior to the submandibular gland;

Uberon synonym : ductus sublingualis; Rivinus' gland;

Uberon related term : Rivinus gland; submaxillary gland; sublingual salivary gland;

Uberon Homology note : Most mammals have well-developed parotid, mandibular, and sublingual glands.[well established][VHOG];

Uberon Taxon note : Single lobed in mouse; largest acini of the 3 rodent salivary glands. In human and mouse, secretions are predominantly mucinous;

Details

Origin ID

0001832;

UMLS CUI

C0038553;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Sublingual Salivary Gland [NCIt concept]
- Sublingual gland [ICD-O code]
- Sublingual gland [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Sublingual gland [FMA entity]
- Sublingual gland [ICHI extension code]
- Sublingual gland structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- sublingual gland [MeSH Descriptor]
- sublingual gland [MeSH concept]
- sublingual gland [Radlex concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Sublingual Salivary Gland [NCIt concept]
- Sublingual gland [FMA entity]
- Sublingual gland structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- sublingual gland [MeSH concept]
- sublingual gland [MeSH Descriptor]
- sublingual gland, nos [SNOMED Notion]
- sublingual salivary gland [Radlex concept]
Uberon cross reference
- Entire sublingual gland (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Sublingual Salivary Gland [NCIt concept]
- Sublingual gland [FMA entity]
develops from
- sublingual gland primordium [UBERON concept]
has part
- epithelium of sublingual gland [UBERON concept]
- mesenchyme of sublingual gland [UBERON concept]
- sublingual duct [UBERON concept]

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