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sialoliths

sialoliths is the plural of sialolith.

Meaning of sialolith

Noun

sialolith (plural sialoliths)

  1. Technically, a calculus in the salivary ducts causing an obstruction. There are other obstructions of the salivary ducts that are sometimes also referred to (more broadly) as sialoliths, including infectious blockage, stenosis, etc. There are also other substances besides calcium that may be the cause of the obstruction.

Questions about sialoliths

What is sialoliths the plural of?
Sialoliths is the plural of sialolith.

Words near sialoliths in the dictionary

  1. sialolithectomy
  2. sialolithiasis
  3. sialolithogenesis
  4. sialolithotomies
  5. sialolithotomy
  6. sialoliths
  7. sialome
  8. sialomes
  9. sialometabolism
  10. sialometabolite
  11. sialometabolites

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