salivary glands
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These patients often undergo radiotherapy near the mouth, which can damage salivary glands and reduce saliva production.
From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026
She underwent an operation which included the removal of her salivary glands, causing her to temporarily lose her sense of smell and taste.
From BBC • Nov. 23, 2025
Gypsy Rose was so convincing at playing up her infirmities that doctors subjected her to numerous unnecessary surgeries, including having her salivary glands removed and installing a feeding port in her stomach.
From Salon • Jan. 6, 2024
Among the unnecessary procedures Gypsy Blanchard underwent was the removal of her salivary glands.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 27, 2023
During the next twelve days the yellow fever traveled through this mosquito’s body until it reached her salivary glands.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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