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SALIVARY GLAND
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of three pairs of glands in the mouth and digestive system that secrete saliva for digestion
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("salivary gland" is a kind of...):
duct gland; exocrine; exocrine gland (a gland that secretes externally through a duct)
Meronyms (parts of "salivary gland"):
saliva; spit; spittle (a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "salivary gland"):
parotid gland (a large salivary gland that produces 50% of daytime saliva; in human beings it is located in front of and below each ear)
sublingual gland; sublingual salivary gland (a small salivary gland that produces mucin (the viscous component of saliva); in human beings it is located on either side of the mouth under the tongue)
mandibular gland; submandibular gland; submandibular salivary gland; submaxillary gland; submaxillary salivary gland (a salivary gland inside the lower jaw on either side that produces most of the nocturnal saliva; discharges saliva into the mouth under the tongue)
Holonyms ("salivary gland" is a part of...):
mouth; oral cavity; oral fissure; rima oris (the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge)
digestive system; gastrointestinal system; systema alimentarium; systema digestorium (the system that makes food absorbable into the body)
Context examples:
They also noted that only certain types of salivary gland cells are infected, and they identified a specific tick gene that is involved in infection.
(Tick salivary glands can be a tool to study virus transmission and infection, National Institutes of Health)
A rare type of cancer that usually begins in the salivary glands.
(Adenoid cystic carcinoma, NCI Dictionary)
A benign or malignant neoplasm that affects the minor salivary glands.
(Minor Salivary Gland Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
An infrequent small cell carcinoma that arises from a minor salivary gland and is characterized by the presence of a high number of mitotic figures.
(Minor Salivary Gland Small Cell Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A squamous cell carcinoma that affects the minor salivary glands.
(Minor Salivary Gland Squamous Cell Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A carcinoma that affects the minor salivary glands and is characterized by the presence of undifferentiated, anaplastic malignant epithelial cells.
(Minor Salivary Gland Undifferentiated Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A rare, persistent and bilateral enlargement of the lacrinmal and salivary glands associated with lymphocytic infiltration of the affected glands.
(Mikulicz Disease, NCI Thesaurus)
A carcinoma that arises from a pleomorphic adenoma in the minor salivary glands.
(Minor Salivary Gland Carcinoma ex Pleomorphic Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
An adenocarcinoma with serous acinar cell differentiation that arises from the minor salivary glands.
(Minor Salivary Gland Acinic Cell Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
An adenocarcinoma that arises from the minor salivary glands.
(Minor Salivary Gland Adenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
