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NTR: oral fluid

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Description

Would like to add term to GenEpiO but this seems like a better fit in UBERON.

Parent Class: secretion fo exocrine gland (UBERON_0000456)

SubClass: saliva (UBERON_0001836)

Label: oral fluid

Definition: The liquid present in the oral cavity, consisting of a mixture of saliva and oral mucosal transudate.

Definition Source: https://vetmed.iastate.edu/vdpam/research/disease-topics/swine/oral-fluids

Example of Use: "The act of speaking generates oral fluid droplets that vary widely in size, and these droplets can harbor infectious virus particles." -DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc2007800

Nano-attribution: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9578-0788

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