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Salivary glands
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Salivary glands Located under tongue and in cheeks, produce saliva.
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Tongue
The muscular organ attached to the floor of the mouth. Used to speak, chew, swallow and taste.
Saliva
Clear lubricating fluid in the mouth containing water, enzymes, bacteria, mucus, viruses, blood cells and undigested food particles.
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Salina Regional Health Center
Salina Regional Health Center is a hospital in Salina, Kansas (USA).
Salinas Surgery Center
Salinas Surgery Center is a hospital in Salinas, California (USA).
Saliva
Clear lubricating fluid in the mouth containing water, enzymes, bacteria, mucus, viruses, blood cells and undigested food particles.
Saliva ejector
Suction tube placed in the mouth to remove saliva.
Salivary gland
Any one of the three pairs of glands of the mouth (parotid, submaxillary and sublingual) that release saliva.
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Substantia nigra
A small area of the brain containing a cluster of black-pigmented nerve cells that produce dopamine which is then transmitted to the striatum.
Sustention tremor
A tremor of a limb that increases when the limb is stretched.
Synapse
A tiny gap between the ends of nerve fibers across which nerve impulses pass from one neuron to another; at the synapse, an impulse causes the release of a neurotransmitter, which diffuses across the gap and triggers an electrical impulse in the next neuron.
Saliva
Clear lubricating fluid in the mouth containing water, enzymes, bacteria, mucus, viruses, blood cells and undigested food particles.
Saliva ejector
Suction tube placed in the mouth to remove saliva.
Salivary glands
Scaling and root planing
Meticulous removal of plaque and calculus from tooth surfaces.
Sealants
Thin resin material bonded in the pits and fissures of back teeth for the prevention of decay.
Secondary dentin
Reparative tooth structure produced by the pulp in response to tooth irritation.
Sequstrum
Loosened spicule of bone pushed to the surface.
Sleep apnea
The periodic interruption or delay in breathing during sleep.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Tongue
The muscular organ attached to the floor of the mouth. Used to speak, chew, swallow and taste.
Saliva
Clear lubricating fluid in the mouth containing water, enzymes, bacteria, mucus, viruses, blood cells and undigested food particles.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Salina Regional Health Center
Salina Regional Health Center is a hospital in Salina, Kansas (USA).
Salinas Surgery Center
Salinas Surgery Center is a hospital in Salinas, California (USA).
Saliva
Clear lubricating fluid in the mouth containing water, enzymes, bacteria, mucus, viruses, blood cells and undigested food particles.
Saliva ejector
Suction tube placed in the mouth to remove saliva.
Salivary gland
Any one of the three pairs of glands of the mouth (parotid, submaxillary and sublingual) that release saliva.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Substantia nigra
A small area of the brain containing a cluster of black-pigmented nerve cells that produce dopamine which is then transmitted to the striatum.
Sustention tremor
A tremor of a limb that increases when the limb is stretched.
Synapse
A tiny gap between the ends of nerve fibers across which nerve impulses pass from one neuron to another; at the synapse, an impulse causes the release of a neurotransmitter, which diffuses across the gap and triggers an electrical impulse in the next neuron.
Saliva
Clear lubricating fluid in the mouth containing water, enzymes, bacteria, mucus, viruses, blood cells and undigested food particles.
Saliva ejector
Suction tube placed in the mouth to remove saliva.
Salivary glands
Scaling and root planing
Meticulous removal of plaque and calculus from tooth surfaces.
Sealants
Thin resin material bonded in the pits and fissures of back teeth for the prevention of decay.
Secondary dentin
Reparative tooth structure produced by the pulp in response to tooth irritation.
Sequstrum
Loosened spicule of bone pushed to the surface.
Sleep apnea
The periodic interruption or delay in breathing during sleep.
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