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major salivary glands (pair)

Identification
Official Latin term glandulae salivariae majores (par)
Official term major salivary glands (pair)
Unit identifier TAH:U2308
Unit type pair set
Materiality material
Navigation
Link to the unit major salivary glands (pair)
Links of entity generic: major salivary gland
Entity-oriented links Universal page Definition page
External links TA98 FMA PubMed
Partonomic links Level 2: mouth Short Extended
Level 3: glands of mouth (pair)
Taxonomic links Level 1: organ Short Extended
Taxonomic links Level 2: lobular organ
Subsidiary language with Latin
Non Latin primary language
Taxonomic definition
Encyclopedic definition the larger exocrine glands of the oral cavity, which together with the smaller salivary glands (glandulae salivariae minores) secrete saliva; the group includes the sublingual, submandibular, and parotid glands.
Partonomy
TAH:E10200
human body top
TAH:U2275
digestive system SOS
TAH:U2276
mouth SOS
TAH:U2307
glands of mouth (pair) VOS
TAH:U2308 major salivary glands (pair) VOV
Total
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Taxonomy
Date: 20.11.2025