salivary, a.
(ˈsælɪvərɪ)
[ad. L. salīvāri-us, f. salīva: see saliva and -ary.]
1. Secreting or conveying saliva.
The salivary glands in man are the parotid, submaxillary, and sublingual.
| 1709 Brit. Apollo II. No. 37. 2/1 The Salivary Glands. 1793 Beddoes Consumption 142 Some persons whose skin is no sooner touched with quicksilver ointment than it is felt in the salivary glands. 1851 Woodward Mollusca 30 The encephalous mollusks are always furnished with well-developed salivary glands. 1852 Fraser's Mag. XLVI. 162 That..mutton..moved my salivary apparatus. 1880 Günther Fishes 124 Salivary glands..are absent in fishes. |
2. Consisting of saliva.
| 1841 T. R. Jones Anim. Kingd. 562 The auxiliary secretions subservient to digestion..are the Salivary, the Hepatic, and the Pancreatic. 1880 M. Mackenzie Dis. Throat & Nose I. 116 The salivary secretion cannot be swallowed. |
3. Pertaining to or existing in the saliva or salivary glands.
| 1807 S. Cooper First Lines Surg. ii. v. 228 A salivary fistula is an opening on the cheek, from which saliva escapes. 1846 G. E. Day tr. Simon's Anim. Chem. II. 473 In man salivary calculi are of rare occurrence, but the formation of tartar on the teeth is continually observed. 1872 T. Bryant Pract. Surg. 457 In salivary fistula, the salivary duct must find a natural outlet before its unnatural orifice can be expected to close. |