salivary gland
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Meanings
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salivary gland; gland that secretes saliva
technicalTechnical anatomical term. In humans and mammals, includes three major paired glands (parotid, submandibular, and sublingual) and numerous minor glands scattered throughout the oral cavity.
Tuò唾
yè液
xiàn腺
fēn分
mì泌
de的
tuò唾
yè液
yǒu有
zhù助
yú于
xiāo消
huà化
shí食
wù物
。
Saliva secreted by the salivary glands helps digest food.
Sāi腮
xiàn腺
shì是
rén人
tǐ体
zuì最
dà大
de的
tuò唾
yè液
xiàn腺
。
The parotid gland is the largest salivary gland in the human body.
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Tā他
de的
tuò唾
yè液
xiàn腺
fā发
yán炎
le了
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
kǒu口
gān干
de得
lì厉
hài害
。
His salivary glands are inflamed, so he suffers from severe dry mouth.
Yī医
shēng生
jiǎn检
chá查
le了
huàn患
zhě者
de的
xià下
hé颌
xià下
xiàn腺
hé和
shé舌
xià下
xiàn腺
。
The doctor examined the patient's submandibular and sublingual glands.