sialolith

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noun

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.

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salivary calculus
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Meanings

nounsialolith (plural sialoliths)

plural sialoliths

  1. medicineTechnically, 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.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna stone formed in the salivary gland

Similar
salivary calculus
Broader
calculusconcretion

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From sialo- + -lith.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

sialolith. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sialolith

MLA

“sialolith.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sialolith. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sialolith,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sialolith.

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