See Also: glandula salivaria(medicine)
glandula(medicine)
glandula uropygius(medicine)
glandula thyroidea(medicine)
glandula suprarenalis(medicine)
glandula sublingualis(medicine)
glandula serosa(medicine)
glandula seromucosa(medicine)
glandula seminalis(medicine)
glandula prostatica(medicine)

nuchal (iou) and glandula salivaria (medicine)


nuchal (iou)



nuchal adjective & noun. M19.
[from NUCHA + -AL1.]
A. adjective. Anatomy. Of or pertaining to the nucha or nape of the neck. M19.
nuchal ligament the thick elastic ligament supporting the back of the skull, esp. in quadrupeds.
b. noun. Zoology. The bony plate next to the nape of the neck in the carapace of a chelonian. M19.

glandula salivaria (medicine)


glandula salivaria -->
salivary gland


Any of the saliva-secreting exocrine glands of the oral cavity.

Synonym: glandula salivaria.