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saliva

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A fluid produced in the oral cavity by salivary glands, typically used in predigestion, but also in other functions. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saliva http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0046541 ]

Synonyms: salivary gland secretion

Term info

database cross reference
  • CALOHA:TS-0891
  • ENVO:02000036
  • BTO:0001202
  • NCIT:C13275
  • galen:Saliva
  • GAID:1167
  • Wikipedia:Saliva
  • MAT:0000444
  • MESH:D012463
  • EMAPA:36536
  • FMA:59862
  • MA:0002507
  • UMLS:C0036087 (ncithesaurus:Saliva)
Subsets

uberon_slim

UBPROP 0000007

salivary

UBPROP 0000008

We classify a wide variety of not necessarily homologous fluids here. In humans, the saliva is a turbid and slightly viscous 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. In man and many animals, saliva is an important digestive fluid on account of the presence of the peculiar enzyme, ptyalin

has related synonym

saliva atomaris, saliva molecularis, sailva normalis

id

UBERON:0001836

prefLabel

Saliva