Etymology

sialectasis

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Today it means: Cystic dilation of the ducts of the salivary glands, from any of several causes (e.g., sialolithiasis, congenital conditions). Full definition →

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From international scientific vocabulary, using New Latin combining forms, from sialo- + ectasis.

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