subglandular

English

Etymology

From 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^[1], 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).