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sialadenosis

sialadenosis noun: non-neoplastic, non-inflammatory enlargement of the salivary glands.

Noun

sialadenosis (uncountable)

  1. Non-neoplastic, non-inflammatory enlargement of the salivary glands.

Origin of sialadenosis

From sialo- + adenosis.

Questions about sialadenosis

What does sialadenosis mean?
Sialadenosis means non-neoplastic, non-inflammatory enlargement of the salivary glands.
What part of speech is sialadenosis?
Sialadenosis is a noun.

Words near sialadenosis in the dictionary

  1. sial ah
  2. sial lah
  3. siala
  4. sialadenitis
  5. sialadenoncus
  6. sialadenosis
  7. sialagogic
  8. sialagogue
  9. sialagogues
  10. sialah
  11. sialate

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