salivary gland
Translation- salivary gland
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Any of several exocrine glands that produce saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically.
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Salivary gland — Salivary glands: #1 is Parotid gland, #2 is Submandibular gland, #3 is Sublingual gland … Wikipedia
Salivary gland — One of the glands in the mouth that produce saliva. There are 3 major salivary glands. They are the parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands. Each of these glands is paired; there is one parotid gland on each side of the head, etc. The… … Medical dictionary
salivary gland — Anat. any of several glands, as the submaxillary glands, that secrete saliva. [1700 10] * * * Any of the organs that secrete saliva. Three pairs of major glands secrete saliva into the mouth through distinct ducts: the parotid glands (the… … Universalium
salivary gland — 1. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Glands that open into the mouth, esophagus or at the beginning of the alimentary canal, that secrete a digestive substance; see labial gland, esophageal glands, peptonephridia. 2. (MOLLUSCA: Cephalopoda) In Sepia and… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
salivary gland — a gland of unknown function on the floor of the mouth on either side of the tongue in Petromyzontiformes … Dictionary of ichthyology
salivary gland — Медицина: слюнная железа … Универсальный англо-русский словарь
salivary gland — мед.фраз. слюнная железа … Англо-русский медицинский словарь
Minor salivary gland — A small gland which produces saliva. There are numerous minor salivary glands distributed within the mouth and palate … Medical dictionary
Железа Слюнная (Salivary Gland) — железа, которая сскрстирует слюну. В организме человека существует три пары больших слюнных желез: околоушные, подъязычные и поднижнсчслюстные (см. рис.). Слюноотделение находится под контролем симпатической и парасимпатической частей… … Медицинские термины
Fistula of salivary gland — Медицина: слюнной свищ … Универсальный англо-русский словарь


