also: だえきぶんぴ
salivation; secretion of saliva
Technical term used in biology and medicine for the production and release of saliva.
Salivation is regulated by the autonomic nervous system.
This drug has the effect of promoting saliva secretion.
唾液 means 'saliva' itself, while 唾液分泌 refers specifically to the process of secreting saliva.
分泌 is the general term for 'secretion' in biology; 唾液分泌 is a compound specifying saliva secretion.
Standard kanji compound for 'saliva secretion'.
Alternate reading with the same kanji; ぶんぴ is a common variant of ぶんぴつ in medical/biological contexts.
Compound of 唾液 (saliva) and 分泌 (secretion). Both components are Sino-Japanese words.