Salivary
adjective
Related to saliva or the glands that produce it.
Salivary glands produce the saliva used in our mouths.
Often appears as...
- salivary gland
- salivary duct
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Related to saliva or the glands that produce it.
Salivary glands produce the saliva used in our mouths.
Often appears as...
- salivary gland
- salivary duct
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Anatomy Context
Use 'salivary' specifically when discussing the body's saliva production system.
Dentists often check for any issues with salivary function.
Pro Tip 2/3Medical Term
'Salivary' is often used in health and medical settings, and less in everyday conversation.
The patient has an infection in the salivary glands.
Pro Tip 3/3Disease and Disorders
Use 'salivary' in the context of diseases, such as salivary gland stones or infections.
She is being treated for a salivary gland disorder.
Pro Tip 1/3Anatomy Context
Use 'salivary' specifically when discussing the body's saliva production system.
Dentists often check for any issues with salivary function.
Pro Tip 2/3Medical Term
'Salivary' is often used in health and medical settings, and less in everyday conversation.
The patient has an infection in the salivary glands.
Pro Tip 3/3Disease and Disorders
Use 'salivary' in the context of diseases, such as salivary gland stones or infections.
She is being treated for a salivary gland disorder.
Pro Tip 1/3Anatomy Context
Use 'salivary' specifically when discussing the body's saliva production system.
Dentists often check for any issues with salivary function.
Pro Tip 2/3Medical Term
'Salivary' is often used in health and medical settings, and less in everyday conversation.
The patient has an infection in the salivary glands.
Pro Tip 3/3Disease and Disorders
Use 'salivary' in the context of diseases, such as salivary gland stones or infections.
She is being treated for a salivary gland disorder.
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How we're using dogs to...
and then the parasites replicate, and then they make a journey from the gut all the way to the salivary glands, where they are then injected back into another person when the mosquito bites, because it injects saliva as it bites. Then, inside the human, it goes through a whole other cycle, a whole other part of the life cycle,
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A low-cost, reliable...
I'm currently developing a salivary based test for Lyme disease because if you're able to have it be a saliva based test then it can not only be a home test but it also limits the risks of the health care worker significantly and because this is based on the Eliza chemistry theoretically it can be
Video examples
How we're using dogs to...
and then the parasites replicate, and then they make a journey from the gut all the way to the salivary glands, where they are then injected back into another person when the mosquito bites, because it injects saliva as it bites. Then, inside the human, it goes through a whole other cycle, a whole other part of the life cycle,
Video examples
A low-cost, reliable...
I'm currently developing a salivary based test for Lyme disease because if you're able to have it be a saliva based test then it can not only be a home test but it also limits the risks of the health care worker significantly and because this is based on the Eliza chemistry theoretically it can be
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Quote examples
Ivan Pavlov
Russian Psychologist
As was to be expected, the discovery of the nervous apparatus of the salivary glands immediately impelled physiologists to seek a similar apparatus in other glands lying deeper in the digestive canal.
Quote examples
Ivan Pavlov
Russian Psychologist
As was to be expected, the discovery of the nervous apparatus of the salivary glands immediately impelled physiologists to seek a similar apparatus in other glands lying deeper in the digestive canal.
Example 1 of 1
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