salivary

/'sælivəri/

Thân thiện

The doctor points to the salivary gland on a medical diagram.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to saliva: Pertaining to, producing, or containing the clear liquid secreted into the mouth by glands.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The salivary glands are located under the tongue and near the ears.
  • Digestion begins in the mouth with salivary enzymes.
  • A salivary stone can block a duct and cause swelling.

Advanced Usage

• "salivary amylase": A specific enzyme in saliva that begins the digestion of starches.
  • Salivary amylase starts breaking down carbohydrates as you chew.
• "salivary secretion": The process or product of saliva being produced and released.
  • The thought of food can stimulate salivary secretion.

Variants and Related Words

• Saliva (n): The liquid itself, produced in the mouth.
  • Saliva helps to moisten food for swallowing.
• Salivate (v): To produce saliva, often in response to a stimulus.
  • The delicious smell made me salivate.

Synonyms

• Sialic (adj): A technical term relating to saliva or salivary glands (used in medical contexts like ).

Related Phrases and Compounds

• Salivary gland: The specific glands that produce and secrete saliva.
  • Mumps is a viral infection that often affects the parotid salivary glands.
• Salivary duct: The tube through which saliva flows from the gland to the mouth.
  • The blockage was in a minor salivary duct.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of or relating to saliva
   • salivary gland