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Can you roll out your submandibular salivary gland bilaterally? or am i rolling out my submandibular lymph nodes? unsure.
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Lymph nodes: your lymph nodes are what you feel under your jaw
Answered 9/30/2019
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Lymph nodes: When they a swollen, lymph nodes feel like small hard boiled eggs. They can roll around. The submandibular salivary gland covers most of the floor of the mouth. If there is a problem with it, the whole mass swells up.
Answered 9/5/2017
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