salivary glands

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salivary glands

Paired glands in the mouth and cheeks. They produce saliva, which moistens food and starts the process of digestion.
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salivary glands

n., pl. glándulas salivales o salivares.
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Sima et al., "Mammary analogue secretory carcinoma of salivary glands, containing the ETV6-NTRK3 fusion gene: a hitherto undescribed salivary gland tumor entity," The American Journal of Surgical Pathology, vol.
'Our findings add substantial detail to the role of mosquito salivary glands as the gateway organs for diseases spread by these insects,' says Deborah Andrew, M.S., Ph.D., professor of cell biology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
The mucous extravasation phenomena commonly occur on the lower lip in minor salivary glands and are common in young adults and children.
The major salivary glands Dataset Authoring Committee was composed of 8 pathologists from 6 countries, partly selected from the additional sponsoring organizations: North American Society of Head and Neck Pathology; American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology; the British Society for Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology; and the International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologists.
The salivary glands are affected by a variety of lesions which may be non-neoplastic such as inflammation (Sialadenitis), cysts or neoplastic which includes both benign and malignant tumours.
Salivary glands can be damaged by an autoimmune condition known as Sjogren's syndrome or by radiation therapy for cancer.
Although it accounts for <10% of all tumors of the salivary gland, it constitutes approximately 30% of all malignant tumors of salivary glands.
Saliva which is major secretion in the oral cavity of most vertebrates is produced by three pairs of major salivary glands (parotid, submandibular, sublingual) and approximately 600-1000 minor salivary glands located within labial, buccal, lingual mucosa.
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