salivatoriska
Salivatoriska is a Swedish adjective meaning relating to saliva or to the salivary glands. In medical and biological contexts it is used to describe structures, nerves or processes that involve saliva production or function. The form is typically used with plural nouns, for example salivatoriska körtlar (salivary glands) or salivatoriska reflexer (salivatory reflexes); in practice, more common terms such as spottkörtlar or salivationsreflexer may be used depending on the context.
The term derives from saliva, with the suffix -atorisk indicating a relation to or characteristic of. It
Physiology and function are central to salivatoriska discussions. Saliva is produced mainly by the major salivary
Clinical relevance concerns changes in salivatoriska function. Reduced saliva production, or xerostomia, can result from dehydration,
See also: Saliva; Salivary glands; Xerostomia; Spottkörtlar; Salivationsreflexer.