Assertion: saliva | /r/HasProperty | secreted into the mouth
Facets:
value: by mucous glands
type: CAUSE
value: from salivary glands
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: As nouns the difference between saliva and spit is that saliva is (physiology) a clear, slightly alkaline liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands, consisting of water, mucin, protein, and enzymes it moistens the mouth, lubricates ingested food, and begins the breakdown of starches while spit is a rod on which meat is grilled (uk english) or broiled (us english) or spit can be (uncountable) saliva]], especially when [[expectorate|expectorated.
text: In context|physiology|lang=en terms the difference between sputum and saliva is that sputum is (physiology) matter coughed up and expectorated from the mouth, composed of saliva and discharges from the respiratory passages such as mucus, phlegm or pus while saliva is (physiology) a clear, slightly alkaline liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands, consisting of water, mucin, protein, and enzymes it moistens the mouth, lubricates ingested food, and begins the breakdown of starches.
text: As nouns the difference between sputum and saliva is that sputum is (physiology) matter coughed up and expectorated from the mouth, composed of saliva and discharges from the respiratory passages such as mucus, phlegm or pus while saliva is (physiology) a clear, slightly alkaline liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands, consisting of water, mucin, protein, and enzymes it moistens the mouth, lubricates ingested food, and begins the breakdown of starches.
text: Saliva is a colourless, slimy, fluid secreted into the mouth from salivary glands.