salivary gland

English

Noun

salivary gland (plural salivary glands)

1. (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
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• Italian: ghiandola salivare f
• Japanese: 唾液腺 (だえきせん, daekisen)
• Kurdish:
• 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
• Thai: ต่อมน้ำลาย (dtɔ̀m-nám-laai)
• Vietnamese: tuyến bước bọt