Usually means: Produces saliva, aids in digestion.
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We found 24 dictionaries that define the word salivary gland:

General (17 matching dictionaries)
  1. salivary gland: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. salivary gland: Merriam-Webster
  3. salivary gland: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. salivary gland: Collins English Dictionary
  5. salivary gland: Vocabulary.com
  6. salivary gland: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. Salivary gland, Salivary gland: InfoVisual Visual Dictionary
  8. salivary gland: Wiktionary
  9. salivary gland: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. salivary gland: Dictionary.com
  11. Salivary gland: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. salivary gland: Rhymezone
  13. salivary gland: FreeDictionary.org
  14. salivary gland: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. salivary gland: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. salivary gland: Encyclopedia

Medicine (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. salivary gland: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Gland, salivary, Salivary gland: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
  3. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  4. salivary gland: Dictionary of Cancer Terms
  5. salivary gland: Medical dictionary
  6. Gland, salivary, Salivary gland: Drug Medical Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (salivary gland)

▸ noun:  (anatomy) Any of several exocrine glands that produce saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically.

Similar:
saliva gland, saliva, amylase, sialome, sialochemistry, pancreas, sialidase, ptyalin, secretolytic, Golgi apparatus, more...

Opposite:
pharyngeal gland, mucous gland, esophageal gland

Phrases:
submaxillary salivary gland, sublingual salivary gland, submandibular salivary gland, Salivary gland disease, minor salivary gland, more...

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Similar:
saliva gland, saliva, amylase, sialome, sialochemistry, pancreas, sialidase, ptyalin, secretolytic, Golgi apparatus, more...

Opposite:
pharyngeal gland, mucous gland, esophageal gland

Phrases:
submaxillary salivary gland, sublingual salivary gland, submandibular salivary gland, Salivary gland disease, minor salivary gland, parotid salivary gland, molar salivary gland, palatine salivary gland, more...



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