Synonym for sialadenitis ... Inflammation of a salivary gland. ... Synonym: sialoadenitis. ... Origin: sial-+ G. Aden, gland, + -itis, inflammation ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(si″ә-lo-ad″ә-ni´tis) inflammation of a salivary gland.
Type: Term Pronunciation: sī′ă-lō-ad′ĕ-nī′tis Synonyms: sialadenitis
sialadenitis, sialoadenitis Inflammation of a salivary gland or glands; also, sialitis. Chronic nonspecific sialadenitis consists of a chronic inflammatory swelling of a major salivary gland, often characterized by recurrent exacerbations. It is sometimes the result of infection secondary to duct obstruction, for instance by a calculus.