major salivary glands

ma·jor sal·i·var·y glands

[TA] a category of salivary glands's that secrete intermittently; includes the three largest glands of the oral cavity, which also secrete most of the saliva: the parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands. Synonym(s): glandulae salivariae majores [TA]

ma·jor sal·i·var·y glands

(mā'jŏr sal'i-var-ē glandz) [TA] A category of salivary glands that includes the three largest glands of the oral cavity, which also secrete most of the saliva: the parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands.

ma·jor sal·i·var·y glands

(mā'jŏr sal'i-var-ē glandz) [TA] Category of salivary glands that secrete intermittently; includes three largest glands of oral cavity, which also secrete most saliva: parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands.