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ptyalectasis

American

[tahy-uh-lek-tuh-sis] / ˌtaɪ əˈlɛk tə sɪs /

noun

spontaneous or surgical dilatation of a salivary duct.

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ptyalectases

plural

Etymology

Origin of ptyalectasis

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

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