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sialolith

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sialolith /si·alo·lith/ (si-al´o-lith) a calcareous concretion or calculus in the salivary ducts or glands, usually the submaxillary gland and its duct.
si·a·lo·lith (s-l-lth, s-l-)
n.
A calculus occurring in a salivary gland or duct.
sialolith
[sī·al′əlith]
Etymology: Gk, sialon + lithos, stone
a calculus formed in a salivary gland or duct.
sialolith [si-al´o-lith]
a calculus in a salivary gland or duct.
sialolith (sīal´lith),
n See salivary stone.
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sialolith
a salivary calculus.
sialolith
Salivary duct stone, see there
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The stones, also called sialoliths, usually form in the ducts of the submandibular glands and sometimes in the parotids.
When eating becomes painful by Mail Today (New Delhi, India)
A sialolith is a calculus of the salivary system generally composed of calcium phosphate or carbonate.
Multifocal sialoceles and sialoliths in a yellow-naped Amazon parrot ... by Souza, Marcy J.; Wilson, G. Heather; Carmichael, K. Paige / Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery
The entire sialolith measured 35 mm in length, it had a relatively smooth surface, and it was fusiform is shape (figure 2).
Giant calculus of the submandibular salivary duct by Patel, Nilesh D. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
 
 
 
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