salivary
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsælɪˌvɛɹi/
AdjectiveEdit
salivary (not comparable)
- Relating to saliva.
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
of or pertaining to saliva
NounEdit
salivary (plural salivaries)
- A salivary gland.
- 1914, Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society (page 130)
- The most striking peculiarity, however, is the presence of a pair of glands (possibly aborted salivaries) apparently issuing from the posterior of the pharynx, and looking like the two ends of a clergyman's bands or cravat.
- 1914, Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society (page 130)