sāi
xiàn

technical
medical
noun
anatomy

Meaning of 腮腺

腮腺 means parotid gland; the largest pair of salivary glands located below the ears. Pronounced sāi xiàn.

  • parotid gland; the largest pair of salivary glands located below the ears

Definitions & Examples

Sāi
xiàn
shì
rén
zuì
de
tuò
xiàn
 

The parotid gland is the largest salivary gland in the human body.

shēng
jiǎn
chá
le
de
sāi
xiàn
 
kàn
shì
fǒu
zhǒng
 

The doctor examined my parotid glands to see if they were swollen.

Sāi
xiàn
fēn
de
tuò
hán
yǒu
xiāo
huà
méi
 

The saliva secreted by the parotid glands contains digestive enzymes.

le
sāi
xiàn
yán
 
liǎn
jiá
zhǒng
de
hěn
hai
 

He got parotitis, and his cheeks were swollen badly.

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