salivary gland

English

Noun

salivary gland (plural salivary glands)

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

Translations

Any of exocrine glands producing saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically

Catalan: glàndula salival f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 唾腺 (zh) (tuòxiàn), 唾液腺 (zh) (tuòyèxiàn), 涎腺 (zh) (xiánxiàn)
Czech: slinná žláza f
Danish: spytkirtel (da) c
Dutch: speekselklier (nl) m or f
Finnish: sylkirauhanen (fi)
French: glande salivaire (fr) f
German: Speicheldrüse (de) f
Hawaiian: lōkuʻu hāʻae
Irish: faireog sheileach f

Italian: ghiandola salivare f
Japanese: 唾液腺 (だえきせん, daekisen)
Maori: repe hūware
Nogai: силекей бези (silekey bezi)
Polish: ślinianka f, gruczoł ślinowy m
Portuguese: glândula salivar f
Russian: слю́нная железа́ (ru) f (sljúnnaja železá)
Spanish: glándula salival (es) f
Swedish: spottkörtel (sv) c
Tagalog: katasang-laway
Vietnamese: tuyến bước bọt

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