Best known for: Mapping the Hudson River and the North Atlantic; Biography: Where did Henry Hudson grow up? Historians know very little of Henry Hudson's youth. He was probably born in or near the city of London sometime between 1560 and 1570. It is likely that his family was wealthy and that his grandfather founded a trading company called the Muscovy Company. At some point in his life Henry married a woman named Katherine.
Definition of submandibular. 1  1 : of, relating to, situated in, or performed in the region below the lower jaw. 2  2 : of, relating to, or associated with the salivary glands inside of and near the lower edge of the mandible on each side.
submandibular gland in Medicine. submandibular gland n. Either of two major salivary glands situated in the neck near the lower edge of each side of the mandible and emptying into the submandibular duct. Also called maxillary gland, submaxillary gland. The American HeritageÂ® Stedman's Medical Dictionary