Salivary Meaning

/ˈsælɪˌvɛɹi/
B2

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adjRelating to saliva.

nounA salivary gland.

The salivary glands produce the fluid that helps us to digest food.
The doctor analyzed the patient's health of the salivary system.
The doctor examined the patient's swollen salivary glands.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ glands in your mouth release enzymes to begin the digestion of food.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The dentist explained that the ____ glands produce enzymes that begin digestion in the mouth.

Etymology tree English saliva Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English salivary From saliva + -ary.

"The most striking peculiarity, however, is the presence of a pair of glands (possibly aborted salivaries) apparently issuing from the posterior of the pharynx, and looking like the two ends of a clergyman's bands or cravat." — 1914, Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society, page 130:

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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ glands in your mouth release enzymes to begin the digestion of food.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The dentist explained that the ____ glands produce enzymes that begin digestion in the mouth.

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