Sialolithiasis (also termed salivary calculi, or salivary stones), is a condition where a calcified mass forms within a salivary gland, usually in the duct of the submandibular gland (also termed `Wharton`s duct`). Less commonly the parotid gland or rarely the sublingual gland or a minor salivary gland may develop salivary stones. The usual sym......
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The formation or presence of a salivary calculus. ... Synonym: ptyalolithiasis, salivolithiasis. ... Origin: sialolith + G. -iasis, condition ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(si″ә-lo-lĭ-thi´ә-sis) a condition characterized by the presence of sialoliths.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: sī′ă-lō-li-thī′ă-sis Definitions: 1. The formation or presence of a salivary calculus. Synonyms: ptyalolithiasis, salivolithiasis
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sialolithiasis 1. The formation or presence of a salivary calculus; ptyalolithiasis. 2. The disease characterized by the formation of salivary calculi. Symptoms depend on the site of the calculus or calculi and whether infections, sometimes recurrent, are concerned. In the submandibular salivary gland, the site of 90 percent of such cases, large ...
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