salivary gland

noun

Any of several exocrine glands that produce saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically.

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saliva gland
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Meanings

nounsalivary gland (plural salivary glands)

plural salivary glands

  1. anatomyAny of several exocrine glands that produce saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically.

    Synonyms: saliva gland

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of several exocrine glands that produce saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically.

Similar
saliva gland

Translations

Arabic غُدّة لُعَابِيّة
  • غُدّة لُعَابِيّة (ḡudda luʕābiyya)any of exocrine glands producing saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically
Bulgarian слю́нчена жлеза́
  • слю́нчена жлеза́ (sljúnčena žlezá)any of exocrine glands producing saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically
Catalan glàndula salival
  • glàndula salivalany of exocrine glands producing saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically
Chinese Mandarin 唾腺, 唾液腺
  • 唾腺 (tuòxiàn)any of exocrine glands producing saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically
  • 唾液腺 (tuòyèxiàn)any of exocrine glands producing saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically
  • 涎腺 (xiánxiàn)any of exocrine glands producing saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically
Czech slinná žláza
  • slinná žlázaany of exocrine glands producing saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically
Danish spytkirtel
  • spytkirtelany of exocrine glands producing saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically
Dutch speekselklier
  • speekselklierany of exocrine glands producing saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically
Estonian süljenääre
  • süljenääreany of exocrine glands producing saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically
Finnish sylkirauhanen
  • sylkirauhanenany of exocrine glands producing saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically
French glande salivaire
  • glande salivaireany of exocrine glands producing saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically
German Speicheldrüse
  • Speicheldrüseany of exocrine glands producing saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically
Hawaiian lōkuʻu hāʻae
  • lōkuʻu hāʻaeany of exocrine glands producing saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically
Hungarian nyálmirigy
  • nyálmirigyany of exocrine glands producing saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically
Irish faireog sheileach
  • faireog sheileachany of exocrine glands producing saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically
Italian ghiandola salivare
  • ghiandola salivareany of exocrine glands producing saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically
Japanese 唾液腺
  • 唾液腺 (daekisen)any of exocrine glands producing saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically
Korean 침샘, 타액선
  • 침샘 (chimsaem)any of exocrine glands producing saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically
  • 타액선 (taaekseon)any of exocrine glands producing saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically
Māori repe hūware
  • repe hūwareany of exocrine glands producing saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically
Norwegian Bokmål spyttkjertel
  • spyttkjertelany of exocrine glands producing saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically
Polish ślinianka, gruczoł ślinowy
  • śliniankaany of exocrine glands producing saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically
  • gruczoł ślinowyany of exocrine glands producing saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically
Portuguese glândula salivar
  • glândula salivarany of exocrine glands producing saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically
Romanian glandă salivară
  • glandă salivarăany of exocrine glands producing saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically
Russian слю́нная железа́
  • слю́нная железа́ (sljúnnaja železá)any of exocrine glands producing saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically
Slovak slinná žľaza
  • slinná žľazaany of exocrine glands producing saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically
Spanish glándula salival
  • glándula salivalany of exocrine glands producing saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically
Swedish spottkörtel
  • spottkörtelany of exocrine glands producing saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically
Tagalog katasang-laway
  • katasang-lawayany of exocrine glands producing saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically
Thai ต่อมน้ำลาย
  • ต่อมน้ำลาย (dtɔ̀m-nám-laai)any of exocrine glands producing saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically
Turkish tükürük bezi, tükürük bezleri
  • tükürük beziany of exocrine glands producing saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically
  • tükürük bezleriany of exocrine glands producing saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically
Ukrainian сли́нна за́лоза
  • сли́нна за́лоза (slýnna záloza)any of exocrine glands producing saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically
Vietnamese tuyến bước bọt
  • tuyến bước bọtany of exocrine glands producing saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically
Welsh chwarren boer
  • chwarren boerany of exocrine glands producing saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically
Cite this entry
APA

salivary gland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salivary%20gland

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“salivary gland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salivary%20gland. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “salivary gland,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salivary%20gland.

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