salivary glands
[ (sal-uh-ver-ee) ]
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Over time, these patients develop visibly enlarged salivary glands; they can also become malnourished.
These migrate to the salivary glands, and are carried into the blood of the person whom the mosquito bites.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddIn most of the Dibranchiata there are two pairs of salivary glands.
We extirpated the salivary glands of dogs in order to find out if they would slobber without them.
Greener Than You Think | Ward MooreChewing stimulates the salivary glands to give out secretions to aid in disposing of what we eat.
The Secret of a Happy Home (1896) | Marion Harland
When we eat or taste something which we like, the salivary glands make so much saliva that we sometimes say the mouth waters.
First Book in Physiology and Hygiene | J.H. Kellogg
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