salivation - CISMeF

Preferred Label : salivation;

MeSH definition : The discharge of saliva from the SALIVARY GLANDS that keeps the mouth tissues moist and aids in digestion.;

MeSH annotation : SALIVA and SALIVARY GLANDS are also available; distinguish from SALIVARY ELIMINATION, the discharge of substances from the blood supply by diffusion into the saliva;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salivation;

Details

Origin ID

D012472;

UMLS CUI

C0036104;

Allowable qualifiers
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethnology [MeSH Qualifier]
- genetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
Record concept(s)
- salivation [MeSH concept]
See also
- sialorrhea [MeSH Descriptor]
- xerostomia [MeSH Descriptor]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- saliva [MeSH Descriptor]
- saliva, artificial [MeSH Descriptor]
- salivary glands [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Organ or Tissue Function [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Salivary secretion, function (observable entity) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Salivation [LOINC component]
- Salivation [MedDRA LLT]
- saliva secretion [GO term]
- salivary secretion, nos [SNOMED Notion]
- salivation [ICF N3 Element]

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