salivary
Pertaining to spit
Salivary means relating to or producing saliva: salivary glands, salivary ducts.
The word appears almost exclusively in anatomical and medical contexts.
Expelled mouth moisture
- droolSaliva spilling out
- slobberLet saliva dribble out
- spittleExpelled mouth secretion
- secretionSubstance released by glands
mucus · sputum · expectorate · froth · dribble · moisture · viscous · watery
Cheek-area saliva gland
- sublingualUnder the tongue
- ductTube conveying fluid
- secretionSubstance released by glands
- serousOf thin, watery secretion
mucous · exocrine · adenoma · sialolithiasis · hypersalivation · ductal · glandular · calculus
Coating to reduce friction
- moisteningMaking damp
- swallowingIngesting via throat muscles
- bolusChewed food mass
- masticationTeeth-based food breakdown
digestion · taste · dissolution · cleansing · remineralization · antimicrobial · wound healing · speech
Starch-digesting enzyme
- lipaseFat-dissolving enzyme
- proteaseProtein-cleaving enzyme
- catalystAgent enabling change
- substrateUnderlying supporting material
hydrolysis · starch · breakdown · antibacterial · digestion · biochemistry · activity · secreted
spit
Expelled mouth moisture
secretion · mucus · sputum · expectorate · froth · dribble · moisture · viscous · watery · flow
parotid
Cheek-area saliva gland
- sublingualUnder the tongue
- ductTube conveying fluid
- secretionSubstance released by glands
serous · mucous · exocrine · adenoma · sialolithiasis · hypersalivation · ductal · glandular · calculus
lubrication
Coating to reduce friction
- moisteningMaking damp
- swallowingIngesting via throat muscles
- bolusChewed food mass
mastication · digestion · taste · dissolution · cleansing · remineralization · antimicrobial · wound healing · speech · protection
amylase
Starch-digesting enzyme
substrate · hydrolysis · starch · breakdown · antibacterial · digestion · biochemistry · activity · secreted
dry mouth
Insufficient saliva production
- sialolithiasisStone formation in saliva ducts
- Sjögren'sAutoimmune disorder targeting exocrine glands
- mumpsViral gland inflammation
stone · tumor · swelling · infection · inflammation · cancer · biopsy
- gland descriptorsadrenal, endocrine, exocrine, hormonal, mammary
- glandsadrenal glands, sweat gland, adrenal gland, sebaceous gland, thyroid gland
- epitheliumepithelium, squamous, columnar, stratified, simple
salivarylacrimal
Of tear production
sudoriferous · mammary · sebaceous · gastric · pancreatic
- saliva testsDiagnostics from mouth fluid
- salivary glandMouth organ producing spit
- saliva sampleCollected oral secretion
saliva, salivate, salivation, salivary glands, salivary gland