minor sublingual ducts

mi·nor sub·lin·gual ducts

[TA] from 8-20 small ducts of the sublingual salivary gland that open into the mouth on the surface of the sublingual fold; a few join the submandibular ducts. Synonym(s): ductus sublinguales minores [TA], Rivinus ducts, Walther canals, Walther ducts

mi·nor sub·lin·gual ducts

(mī'nŏr sŭb-ling'gwăl dŭkts) [TA] The 8-20 small ducts of the sublingual salivary gland that open into the mouth on the surface of the sublingual fold; a few join the submandibular ducts.
Synonym(s): Rivinus ducts, Walther ducts.

Walther,

August F., German anatomist, 1688-1746. Walther canals - from 8 to 20 small ducts of the sublingual salivary gland that open into the mouth on the surface of the sublingual fold. Synonym(s): minor sublingual ducts; Walther ductsWalther ducts - Synonym(s): Walther canalsWalther ganglion - the most inferior, unpaired ganglion of the sympathetic trunk. Synonym(s): ganglion imparWalther plexus - the portion of the internal carotid plexus in the cavernous sinus. Synonym(s): intracavernous plexus

mi·nor sub·lin·gual ducts

(mī'nŏr sŭb-ling'gwăl dŭkts) [TA] About 8-20 small ducts of the sublingual salivary gland that open into the mouth on surface of sublingual fold; a few join submandibular ducts.