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MEDYMOLOGY
ARBOR VITAE FOR HEALTH SCIENCES
Sialolithiasis
Etymology:
Definition:
Sialo from L. salīva: “saliva, spittle” + -lithiasis from Gr. líthos: “stone”
A condition where a calcified mass (called a sialolith or salivary stone) forms within a salivary gland
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