salivary gland. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
These results validate the short-term salivary impact of a xylitol intervention for young children. From Wordnik.com. [The Denver Newspaper Agency YourHub.com Stories] Reference
The digestive glands that act first are in the mouth; also called salivary glands. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
It is probable that they pass into the mouth and form the so-called salivary corpusles. From Wordnik.com. [XI. Splanchnology. 2b. The Fauces] Reference
Dear Reader: Saliva is made in small glands, called salivary glands, that produce one to two cups of saliva each day. From Wordnik.com. [News] Reference
"Those creatures," he continued, "catch their prey by this highly active poison secreted by the so-called salivary glands. From Wordnik.com. [The War Terror] Reference
Brin: the fluid silk thread from each salivary gland. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
Cancer of the salivary gland spread to his lower jaw. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 26, 2007] Reference
I have a man with severely overactive salivary glands for you. From Wordnik.com. [Meredith Fineman: Fifty First (J)Dates: Can You Find Love in a Bar?] Reference
Well, for the past year he ` s been fighting salivary gland cancer. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 26, 2007] Reference
Your mouth became dry through a cessation of the salivary discharge. From Wordnik.com. [The Opium Habit] Reference
Ammonia Bites the tongue; makes too much work for the salivary glands. From Wordnik.com. [Object Lessons on the Human Body A Transcript of Lessons Given in the Primary Department of School No. 49, New York City] Reference
The salivary glands are six in number and are arranged in three pairs. From Wordnik.com. [Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools] Reference
In my labored, in my salivary slumber, a pinching finger escapes my hand. From Wordnik.com. [Untitled (Continued)] Reference
A Latin word meaning spittle; the fluid secreted by the salivary glands. From Wordnik.com. [Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics] Reference
Germs are also scattered through the air by means of salivary or mucous droplets. From Wordnik.com. [Civics and Health] Reference
The use of malt extract, however, seems a clumsy substitute for salivary digestion. From Wordnik.com. [The Chemistry of Food and Nutrition] Reference
The virus infection spreads through the mosquito and gets into his salivary glands. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 28, 2001] Reference
The moisture, or fluids, of the mouth, secreted by the salivary glands; the spittle. From Wordnik.com. [A Practical Physiology] Reference
Roger Ebert recovering from minor surgery related to his battle with salivary cancer. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 8, 2006] Reference
Lying under the alimentary canal in the forward part of the thorax are the salivary glands. From Wordnik.com. [Insects and Diseases A Popular Account of the Way in Which Insects may Spread or Cause some of our Common Diseases] Reference
The activity of the salivary glands is largely regulated by their abundant supply of nerves. From Wordnik.com. [A Practical Physiology] Reference
Onyx superinduced troubled sleep, but fastened to the throat, stimulated the salivary glands. From Wordnik.com. [Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing] Reference
There are on each side of the mouth three salivary glands, which secrete the saliva from the blood. From Wordnik.com. [A Practical Physiology] Reference
On the other hand, the sporozoites may lie in the salivary gland alive and virulent for several weeks. From Wordnik.com. [Insects and Diseases A Popular Account of the Way in Which Insects may Spread or Cause some of our Common Diseases] Reference
Lateropharyngeal: applied to the 4th pair of salivary glands in bees; situated on each side of the pharynx. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
A hard crust which forms on the teeth, and is composed of salivary mucus, animal matter, and a compound of lime. From Wordnik.com. [A Practical Physiology] Reference
Ammonia bites the tongue of the smoker, excites the salivary glands, and causes dryness of the mouth and throat. From Wordnik.com. [Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics] Reference
The salivary glands and gastric glands form external secretions only; which, when poured upon the food, digest it. From Wordnik.com. [The Biology, Physiology and Sociology of Reproduction Also Sexual Hygiene with Special Reference to the Male] Reference
Interno-mandibular: applied to one of the pairs of salivary glands in bees, situated at the inner side of base of mandible. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
Organisms from the mouth can extend into the various large salivary glands by means of the ducts and give rise to infections. From Wordnik.com. [Disease and Its Causes] Reference
Starch is quite insoluble in water, but the first product of salivary digestion is a less complex substance called soluble-starch. From Wordnik.com. [The Chemistry of Food and Nutrition] Reference
This is a contagious disease causing the inflammation of the salivary glands, and is generally a disease of childhood and youth. From Wordnik.com. [Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners A Complete Sexual Science and a Guide to Purity and Physical Manhood, Advice To Maiden, Wife, And Mother, Love, Courtship, And Marriage] Reference
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