The parasympathetic nerves of a developing salivary gland innervate the salivary gland epithelium which is essential for organogenesis.
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Salivary
//ˈsælɪˌvɛɹi//
Synonyms for "salivary" (19 found)
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Closest matches (4)
Strong matches (6)
Related words (9)
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6 entriesderived from
1 entriesrelated to
2 entriesTranslations
21 translations across 19 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- لُعَابِيّ adj (of or pertaining to saliva)
Belarusian
1 entries- слі́нны adj (of or pertaining to saliva)
Bulgarian
1 entries- слю́нчен adj (of or pertaining to saliva)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 唾液的 adj (of or pertaining to saliva)
Czech
1 entries- slinný adj (of or pertaining to saliva)
Esperanto
1 entries- saliva adj (of or pertaining to saliva)
French
1 entries- salivaire adj (of or pertaining to saliva)
German
1 entries- Speichel adj (of or pertaining to saliva)
Irish
1 entries- seileach adj (of or pertaining to saliva)
Italian
1 entries- salivare adj (of or pertaining to saliva)
Macedonian
1 entries- плунковен adj (of or pertaining to saliva)
Polish
1 entries- ślinowy adj (of or pertaining to saliva)
Portuguese
1 entries- salivar adj (of or pertaining to saliva)
Russian
1 entries- слю́нный adj (of or pertaining to saliva)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- pljùvačnī adj (of or pertaining to saliva)
- пљу̀вачнӣ adj (of or pertaining to saliva)
Slovak
1 entries- slinný adj (of or pertaining to saliva)
Spanish
2 entries- salival adj (of or pertaining to saliva)
- salivar adj (of or pertaining to saliva)
Ukrainian
1 entries- сли́нний adj (of or pertaining to saliva)
Volapük
1 entries- salifik adj (of or pertaining to saliva)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
The most striking peculiarity, however, is the presence of a pair of glands (possibly aborted salivaries) apparently issuing from the posterior of the pharynx, and looking like the two ends of a clergyman's bands or cravat.
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