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ptyalectasis

[ tahy-uh-lek-tuh-sis ]

noun

plural ptyalectases
  1. spontaneous or surgical dilatation of a salivary duct.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ptyalectasis1

< Greek ý ( on ) saliva + éٲ a stretching out, equivalent to ek- ec- + ta-, variant stem of ٱíԱ𾱲 to stretch + -sis -sis

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