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sialo-
sialo- (saɪələʊ) before a vowel also sial-, comb. form of Gr. σίαλον saliva, used as a formative element in Med., as ˌsial(o)adeˈnitis [Gr. ἀδήν gland], inflammation of a salivary gland; ˈsialolith [-lith], a calculus in a salivary gland; hence ˌsialoliˈthiasis, the presence of such a calculus; sial...
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sialectasis
sialectasis Path. (saɪəˈlɛktəsɪs) [f. sialo- + Gr. ἔκτασις dilatation.] Dilatation of the ducts of the salivary glands, usu. the parotids.1940 Brit. Jrnl. Surg. XXVII. 713 The term ‘sialectasis’ which has been used to describe the condition is not strictly correct etymologically, translating as ‘a s...
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sialagogic
sialaˈgogic, n. and a. Med. Also sialo-. [See next and -ic.] = next.1891 in Cent. Dict.
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sialography
sialography Med. (saɪəˈlɒgrəfɪ) [f. sialo- + -graphy.] Radiography of the ducts of a salivary gland after they have been injected with a radio-opaque fluid.1931 Brit. Jrnl. Surg. XIX. 142 Sialography will demonstrate abnormalities, dilatations, and obstructions of the larger and smaller parotid duct...
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