sialometaplasia

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noun

A benign ulcerative lesion found mostly on the posterior hard palate, caused by a necrosis of minor salivary glands due to trauma.

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Meanings

nounsialometaplasia (countable and uncountable, plural sialometaplasias)

plural sialometaplasias

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA benign ulcerative lesion found mostly on the posterior hard palate, caused by a necrosis of minor salivary glands due to trauma.

Origin

From sialo- + metaplasia.

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APA

sialometaplasia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sialometaplasia

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“sialometaplasia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sialometaplasia. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sialometaplasia,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sialometaplasia.

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