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sialolithiasis

sialolithiasis noun: a condition where a calcified mass (called a sialolith or salivary stone) forms within a salivary gland.

Noun

sialolithiasis (uncountable)

  1. A condition where a calcified mass (called a sialolith or salivary stone) forms within a salivary gland.

Origin of sialolithiasis

From sialo- + lithiasis or sialolith + -iasis.

Questions about sialolithiasis

What does sialolithiasis mean?
Sialolithiasis means a condition where a calcified mass (called a sialolith or salivary stone) forms within a salivary gland.
What part of speech is sialolithiasis?
Sialolithiasis is a noun.

Words near sialolithiasis in the dictionary

  1. sialoligands
  2. sialoligosaccharide
  3. sialoligosaccharides
  4. sialolith
  5. sialolithectomy
  6. sialolithiasis
  7. sialolithogenesis
  8. sialolithotomies
  9. sialolithotomy
  10. sialoliths
  11. sialome

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