唾液(だえき)腺(せん)

だえきせん
noun
salivary gland
1. salivary gland
An organ in and around the mouth that produces and secretes saliva. Humans have several, including those in the cheeks and under the tongue.
唾液(だえき)腺(せん)から唾液(だえき)が出(で)る。
Saliva comes out of the salivary glands.
梅干(うめぼ)しを見(み)ると唾液(だえき)腺(せん)が刺激(しげき)される。
Seeing a pickled plum stimulates the salivary glands.
唾液(だえき)腺(せん)が炎症(えんしょう)を起(お)こすと、食事(しょくじ)のときに痛(いた)みを感(かん)じる。
When the salivary glands become inflamed, you feel pain while eating.

Composed of 唾液(だえき) (saliva) + 腺(せん) (gland). An anatomy term for the glands that secrete saliva into the mouth.

USAGE:

  • 唾液(だえき)腺(せん)が刺激(しげき)される: the salivary glands are stimulated
  • 唾液(だえき)腺(せん)の炎症(えんしょう): inflammation of the salivary glands

RELATED TERMS:

  • 唾液(だえき): saliva
  • 分泌(ぶんぴつ): secretion — the process by which a gland releases a substance
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