salivary glands

1. The glands in the mouth cavity that secrete saliva.

Example Sentences

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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Although Gypsy was never diagnosed with the neurological disorder, her salivary glands were removed.

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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.

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Among the unnecessary procedures Gypsy Blanchard underwent was the removal of her salivary glands.

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He was diagnosed in 2017 with cancer of the salivary glands, near the mouth.

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