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Definition 2025

salivary gland ‎(plural salivary glands)

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, f
Finnish: sylkirauhanen (fi)
French: glande salivaire (fr) f
German: Speicheldrüse (de) f
Hawaiian: lōkuʻu hāʻae
Irish: faireog sheileach f