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sialo-

sialo- prefix: saliva; salivary.

Prefix

sialo-

  1. saliva; salivary
  2. sialyl

Origin of sialo-

Derived from Ancient Greek σῐ́ᾰλον (sĭ́ălon).

Words formed from sialo-

Questions about sialo-

What does sialo- mean?
Sialo- means saliva; salivary.
What part of speech is sialo-?
Sialo- is a prefix.

Words near sialo- in the dictionary

  1. sialidoses
  2. sialidosis
  3. sialids
  4. sialin
  5. Sialkot
  6. sialo-
  7. sialoadenectomies
  8. sialoadenectomize
  9. sialoadenectomized
  10. sialoadenectomy
  11. sialoadenitis

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: sialo- (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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