SALIVARY GLAND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does salivary gland mean? 

• SALIVARY GLAND (noun)
  The noun SALIVARY GLAND has 1 sense:

1. any of three pairs of glands in the mouth and digestive system that secrete saliva for digestion

  Familiarity information: SALIVARY GLAND used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SALIVARY GLAND (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of three pairs of glands in the mouth and digestive system that secrete saliva for digestion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

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 

A benign or malignant neoplasm that arises from the salivary glands.

(Mixed Tumor of the Salivary Gland, NCI Thesaurus)

A carcinoma that arises from the minor salivary glands.

(Minor Salivary Gland Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A neoplastic proliferation of basal cells in the epidermis (part of the skin) or other anatomic sites (most frequently the salivary glands).

(Basal Cell Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

After that, the salivary glands under the ears or jaw become swollen and tender.

(Mumps, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

A representative example of benign myoepithelioma is benign salivary gland myoepithelioma.

(Myoepithelial Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

A mucoepidermoid carcinoma arising from the minor salivary glands in the oral cavity.

(Oral Cavity Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A benign epithelial neoplasm arising from the salivary glands in the oral cavity.

(Oral Cavity Monomorphic Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-neoplastic disorder that affects the major or minor salivary glands.

(Non-Neoplastic Salivary Gland Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

A mucoepidermoid carcinoma arising from the minor salivary glands in the anterior tongue.

(Anterior Tongue Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A chronic fibrotic inflammatory process affecting the salivary gland.

(Chronic Sclerosing Sialadenitis, NCI Thesaurus)