Concept information
Preferred term
Salivation
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Note
- SALIVA and SALIVARY GLANDS are also available; distinguish from SALIVARY ELIMINATION, the discharge of substances from the blood supply by diffusion into the saliva
Scope note
- The discharge of saliva from the SALIVARY GLANDS that keeps the mouth tissues moist and aids in digestion.
In other languages
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Finnish
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salivaatio
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salvatio
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syljen eritys
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D012472
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