ptyalectasis

[ tahy-uh-lek-tuh-sis ]

noun

, plural pty·a·lec·ta·ses [tahy-, uh, -, lek, -t, uh, -seez].

1. spontaneous or surgical dilatation of a salivary duct.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ptyalectasis¹

< Greek ptýal ( on ) saliva + éktasis a stretching out, equivalent to ek- ec- + ta-, variant stem of teínein to stretch + -sis -sis