| ganglionic saliva | Submaxillary saliva obtained by direct irritation of the gland. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| resting saliva | The saliva found in the mouth in the intervals of food taking and mastication. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chorda saliva | The secretion of the submaxillary gland obtained by stimulation of the chorda tympani nerve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| saliva | <physiology> The secretion from the salivary glands. In man the saliva is a more or less turbid and slighty viscid fluid, generally of an alkaline reaction, and is secreted by the parotid, submaxillary, and sublingual glands. In the mouth the saliva is mixed with the secretion from the buccal glands. The secretions from the individual salivary glands have their own special characteristics, and these are not the same in all animals. In man and many animals mixed saliva, i.e, saliva composed of the secretions of all three of the salivary glands, is an important degestive fluid on account of the presence of the peculiar enzyme, ptyalin. Origin: L.; cf. Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| saliva, artificial | A solution used for irrigating the mouth in xerostomia and as a substitute for saliva. (12 Dec 1998) |
| saliva pump | saliva ejector |
| sympathetic saliva | Submaxillary saliva obtained by stimulation of the sympathetic fibres innervating the gland. (05 Mar 2000) |