Sialolithiasis

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A condition where a calcified mass (called a sialolith or salivary stone) forms within a salivary gland. uncountable

Etymology

From sialo- + lithiasis or sialolith + -iasis.

Related phrases

salivary gland

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