(Humans as organisms) Fluid secreted by glands in the mouth which moistens and softens food. It contains the enzyme amylase which digests starch, and a lubricant which makes food slippery and easy to swallow.
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- a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth
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Saliva is a liquid that is produced by glands (called salivary glands) and released into the mouth. It acts to keep the mouth moist and to help food to be swallowed more easily. It contains enzymes that break down certain types of food.
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Spit. Made by the salivary glands. Keeps the mouth healthy and moist and contains an enzyme which begins to digest food before it reaches the stomach.
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The secretion from the salivary glands. » In man the saliva is a more or less turbid and slighty viscid fluid, generally of an alkaline reaction, and is secreted by the parotid, submaxillary, and sublingual glands. In the mouth the saliva
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<physiology> The secretion from the salivary glands. ... In man the saliva is a more or less turbid and slighty viscid fluid, generally of an alkaline reaction, and is secreted by the parotid, submaxillary, and sublingual glands. In the mouth the saliva is mixed with the secretion from the buccal glands. The secretions from the individual sal
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a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches
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(sә-li´vә) the enzyme-containing secretion of the salivary glands; it is needed to moisten the mouth, lubricate food for easier swallowing, remineralize the tooth surface, and provide an enzyme called ptyalin that is necessary to begin food breakdown in the first stage of digestion. adj., sal´ivary., adj.
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• (n.) The secretion from the salivary glands.
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a thick, colourless, opalescent fluid that is constantly present in the mouth of humans and other vertebrates. It is composed of water, mucus, ... [9 related articles]
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saliva; spit, spittle 1. The clear, watery, liquid-mixture of secretions from the salivary and oral mucous glands that lubricates chewed food, moistens the oral walls, starts the digestion of starches, and contains ptyalin. 2. A slightly alkaline secretion of water, mucin, protein, salts, and often a starch-splitting enzyme (as ptyalin) that is se
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Saliva is a secretion from the salivary glands in the mouth. When food is smelled or tasted, or often even thought of, the salivary glands begin their secretion to prepare the mouth for the food. Mumps, an inflammatory glandular infection, affects the salivary glands, resulting in difficulty chewing and swallowing. Saliva also performs a cleaning f
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Type: Term Pronunciation: să-lī′vă Definitions: 1. A clear, tasteless, odorless, slightly acidic (pH 6.8) viscid fluid, consisting of the secretion from the parotid, sublingual, and submandibular salivary glands and the mucous glands of the oral cavity; its function is to keep the mucous membrane of the mouth moist, to lubricat
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In vertebrates, an alkaline secretion from the salivary glands that aids the swallo wing and digestion of food in the mouth. In mammals, it contains the enzyme amylase, which converts starch to sugar. The salivary glands of mosquitoes and other blood-sucking insects produce anticoagulants
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Saliva or spit has many important functions. It moisturizes our mouth and our food to make chewing and swallowing easier. It also does a lot of our dental work for usâ€”it rinses sugar bacteria and other harmful substances out of our mouths. Salivary amylase an enzyme found in saliva triggers the digestion of starches. Saliva is produced in th
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The watery fluid in the mouth made by the salivary glands. Saliva moistens food to help digestion and it helps protect the mouth against infections.
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Saliva is Saliva`s debut album. It would be their only studio album for over four years until Every Six Seconds would be released in 2001. The album was recorded in 1996 and first released on Rocking Chair Records on August 26, 1997, with a black cover. It was later re-released in 2003 on Red Urban Records with the `face` cover. `Be
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Saliva is an American rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in September 1996 and currently under Rum Bum Records. Saliva released their self-titled debut album on August 26, 1997, under Rocking Chair Records. They were signed to Island Records and went on to release their second studio album Every Six Seconds. Saliva later release
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Saliva is a watery substance located in the mouths of animals, secreted by the salivary glands. Human saliva is 99.5% water, while the other 0.5% consists of electrolytes, mucus, glycoproteins, enzymes, and antibacterial compounds such as secretory IgA and lysozyme. The enzymes found in saliva are essential in beginning the process of digestion of
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A secretion from the salivary glands in the oral cavity
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A clear fluid that is secreted by the mucous glands and salivary glands located in the mouth. It helps to moisten the mouth, starting the process of digesting starches.
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Clear lubricating fluid in the mouth containing water, enzymes, bacteria, mucus, viruses, blood cells, and undigested food particles.
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liquid produced by the glands in the mouth
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The fluid secreted by the glands discharging into the mouth.
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