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salivary duct

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salivary duct
n.
An intralobular duct found in salivary glands and involved in the production and transport of their secretions. Also called secretory duct.
Salivary duct
Tube through which saliva is carried from the salivary gland to the mouth.
Mentioned in: Dry Mouth
salivary duct,
any one of the ducts through which saliva passes. Kinds of salivary ducts are Bartholin's duct, duct of Rivinus, parotid duct, and submandibular duct.


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