Salivary

Pertaining to Saligenin, A substance formed by the action of sodium amalgam Upon salicylic aldehyd or in the decomposition of salicin with dilute acids or ferments. It consists of pearly tables, soluble in hot water, alcohol and ether, and melting at 820 C. Salimeter. An hydrometer for ascertaining the strength of saline solutions. Sal i naphtol. Salty. In biology, growing in a salt-marsh or by the sea-shore. S. Solution, a 0.6 per cent, solution of sodium chlorid. Salines. Salts of the alkalies or of magnesium, used as hydragogue cathartics. Mag- Human Submaxillary Gland. On the right are groups of mucous, and on the left, 0 serous alveoli. X 300. (From Stirling.') saliva or to its secretion. S. lit A; odontia tartar of the incrust ans; Calculus, teeth, an earthy concretion found upon the teeth and in the S. Corpuscles, pale, mouths of the salivary ducts. Small Lobui.e of Submaxillary Gland. D. Duct of the Lobule. (From Stirling.) Submaxillary Gland, Dog. lowing duct communicating with an alveolus by a narrow I ductule. The alveoli containing mucous cells and dense demilunes. X 300. (From Stirling.) spheric, nucleated bodies found in the saliva. S. Diastase. Same as Ptyalin. S. Digestion, the conversion of starches into dextrin and sugar by the action of saliva. S. Fistula, an abnormal opening communicating with a salivary Salivatio (sal-iv-a' -she-o). Salivation. S. mercurial is. Synonym of Stomatitis, Mercurial.