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sialolithogenesis

sialolithogenesis noun: the production of sialoliths.

Noun

sialolithogenesis (uncountable)

  1. The production of sialoliths
    • Zhu et al. explored the effect of salivary flow on sialolithogenesis using computational fluid dynamics analysis.2016 February 26, “Role of the Accessory Parotid Gland in the Etiology of Parotitis: Statistical Analysis of Sialographic Features”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of sialolithogenesis

From sialo- + lithogenesis.

Questions about sialolithogenesis

What does sialolithogenesis mean?
Sialolithogenesis means the production of sialoliths.
What part of speech is sialolithogenesis?
Sialolithogenesis is a noun.

Words near sialolithogenesis in the dictionary

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

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