salivary

[sa-luh-ver-ee]

adjective

1. relating to saliva or to the glands in the mouth that produce it.

Example Sentences

She underwent an operation which included the removal of her salivary glands, causing her to temporarily lose her sense of smell and taste.

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She was told she required parotidectomy surgery which involved removing part of a major salivary gland in her cheek called the parotid gland.

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She was initially told that, to remove the pleomorphic adenoma, surgeons would have to cut out her largest salivary gland, which contains the facial nerve.

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This included the removal of her teeth and salivary glands, the use of a wheelchair and the insertion of a feeding tube, according to Blanchard.

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Her friend Diana Byer, the founder and former artistic director of New York Theater Ballet, said the cause was salivary cancer.

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