subglandular

English

Etymology

sub- +‎ glandular

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ændjʊlə(ɹ)
  • Rhymes: -ændʒʊlə(ɹ)
  • Rhymes: -ænʒʊlə(ɹ)

Adjective

subglandular (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Beneath a gland
    • 2015 February 23, G. Patrick Maxwell et al., “Ten-Year Results From the Natrelle 410 Anatomical Form-Stable Silicone Breast Implant Core Study”, in Aesthetic Surgery Journal‎, volume 35, →DOI:
      In the augmentation and augmentation revision cohorts, subglandular placement was the second most frequent placement (15.7% and 28.4%, respectively), whereas in the reconstruction and reconstruction revision cohorts, it was complete submuscular placement (27.7% and 31.9%, respectively).
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