gustatory gland

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• Gustatory sweating — Sweating on the forehead, face, scalp, and neck occurring soon after ingesting food. Some gustatory sweating is normal after eating hot, spicy foods. Otherwise, gustatory sweating is most commonly a result of damage to a nerve that goes to the… …   Medical dictionary

• Sweating, gustatory — Sweating on the forehead, face, scalp, and neck occurring soon after ingesting food. Some gustatory sweating is normal after eating hot, spicy foods. Otherwise, gustatory sweating is most commonly a result of damage to a nerve that goes to the… …   Medical dictionary

• GL — gland; glomerular layer; glomerulus; glycolipid; glycosphingolipid; glycyrrhizin; graphics library; greatest length; gustatory lacrimation * * * GL abbr greatest length * * * greatest length …   Medical dictionary

• GL — • gland; • glomerular layer; • glomerulus; • glycolipid; • glycosphingolipid; • glycyrrhizin; • graphics library; • greatest length; • gustatory lacrimation …   Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations

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