submaxillary

A few hours afterwards the submaxillary, parotid, and all glands situated about the head and neck were greatly enlarged; from the nostrils and gums, a clear, mucous discharge ran down; the eyes were glairy, with the pupils greatly dilated, and the coat was rough and staring.

The search focused on the submaxillary salivary gland of rodents, which is similar in certain respects to the venom gland of snakes.

Paps, or little projections, of the mucous membrane, which mark the opening of the submaxillary glands under the tongue in horses and cattle.

Still more rarely suppuration of the submaxillary or the cervical glands has been met with.

DIAGNOSIS.—The diagnosis of glanders usually rests on the viscid nature of the discharge, the painless nodular swelling of the submaxillary glands and the indisposition to suppurate, the characteristic appearance of the nodules, elevations, ulcers, and indurations of the nasal mucosa, and the presence of the specific bacillus.