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GLANDULAE PALATINAE [1 record]

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Record 1 2026-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Oral Mucosa, Salivary Glands and Tonsils
CONT

Palatine glands are numerous glands located on the oral surface of the soft palate that open onto the mucosa, with a particular abundance over the uvula.

OBS

palatine gland: The English and Latin designations are found in the plural (palatine glands, glandulae palatinae) in the Terminologia Anatomica.

Key term(s)
  • glandulae palatinae
  • palatine glands

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Muqueuse buccale, glandes salivaires et amygdales
DEF

Petites glandes salivaires formées par deux amas situés au niveau du palais, de chaque côté de la ligne médiane, entre la muqueuse palatine et le périoste sus-jacent.

OBS

glande palatine : désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel.

OBS

glande palatine : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

La désignation latine se trouve au pluriel (glandulae palatinae) dans la Terminologia Anatomica.

Key term(s)
  • glandulae palatinae
  • glandes palatines

Spanish

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