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Situated under the tongue; as, the sublingual gland.

Situated under, or at the bases of, the lobules of the liver.

Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the lumbar region of the vertebral column.

Situated beneath the moon; hence, of or pertaining to this world; terrestrial; earthly. All things sublunary are subject to change. Dryden. All sublunary comforts imitate the changeableness, as well as feel the influence, of the planet they are under. South.

Situated under the mammæ; as, submammary inflammation.

Situated under the maxilla, or lower jaw; inframaxillary; as, the submaxillary gland.

Situated under the chin; as, the submental artery.

Situated under a mucous membrane.

Situated underneath a muscle or muscles.

Situated under the nose; as, the subnasal point, or the middle point of the inferior border of the anterior nasal aperture.

Situated on the ventral side of the notochord; as, the subnotochordal rod.

Situated under, or posterior to, the occiput; as, the suboccipital, or first cervical, nerve.

Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the eye.

Situated below the operculum; pertaining to the suboperculum. -- n.

Situated under or below the orbit.

Situated beneath the peduncle; as, the subpeduncular lobe of the cerebellum.

Situated under the cardiac pericardium.

Situated under the periosteum. Subperiosteal operation (Surg.), a removal of bone effected without taking away the periosteum.

Situated under the peritoneal membrane.

Situated under the pleural membrane.