Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or producing saliva.
- adjective Of or relating to a salivary gland.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to saliva; secreting or conveying saliva: as, salivary glands; salivary ducts or canals.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to saliva; producing or carrying saliva
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Referring to
saliva .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to saliva
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Examples
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She cited a correlation between the amount of use, the side of the head where the device was held for talking, and incidences of tumors in salivary glands in that area.
Cell phone-cancer link inconclusive, but experts advise caution 2009
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These results validate the short-term salivary impact of a xylitol intervention for young children.
The Denver Newspaper Agency YourHub.com Stories Young Dentistry For Children 2010
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These results validate the short-term salivary impact of a xylitol intervention for young children.
The Denver Newspaper Agency YourHub.com Stories Young Dentistry For Children 2010
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These results validate the short-term salivary impact of a xylitol intervention for young children.
The Denver Newspaper Agency YourHub.com Stories Young Dentistry For Children 2010
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These results validate the short-term salivary impact of a xylitol intervention for young children.
The Denver Newspaper Agency YourHub.com Stories Young Dentistry For Children 2010
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These results validate the short-term salivary impact of a xylitol intervention for young children.
The Denver Newspaper Agency YourHub.com Stories Young Dentistry For Children 2010
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It is probable that they pass into the mouth and form the so-called salivary corpusles.
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Fistulous passages may also be developed upon the sides of the face, through which saliva is discharged instead of flowing into the mouth, and are called salivary fistulas.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse Charles B. Michener 1877
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Among those parts of the mouth which contribute to the preparation of the food, we must reckon the numerous glands which secrete saliva, and which have therefore been called salivary glands.
Popular Lectures on Zoonomia Or The Laws of Animal Life, in Health and Disease Thomas Garnett 1784
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The digestive glands that act first are in the mouth; also called salivary glands.
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