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SALIVARY
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to saliva
Example:
salivary gland
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
saliva (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)
Derivation:
saliva (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)
Context examples:
A benign epithelial neoplasm arising from the salivary glands in the oral cavity.
(Oral Cavity Monomorphic Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
After that, the salivary glands under the ears or jaw become swollen and tender.
(Mumps, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
A carcinoma that arises from the minor salivary glands.
(Minor Salivary Gland Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A benign or malignant neoplasm that arises from the salivary glands.
(Mixed Tumor of the Salivary Gland, NCI Thesaurus)
Cevimeline binds to and activates muscarinic receptors, thereby increasing the secretions in exocrine salivary and sweat glands.
(Cevimeline, NCI Thesaurus)
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 mucoepidermoid carcinoma arising from the minor salivary glands in the anterior tongue.
(Anterior Tongue Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A rare type of cancer that usually begins in the salivary glands.
(Adenoid cystic carcinoma, NCI Dictionary)
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 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)
