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sialolithiasis

sialolithiasis

9.9
A condition when hard stones form in glands that make saliva, causing pain or swelling
  • noun
  • /ˌsaɪəloʊlɪˈθaɪəsɪs/
  • Specialized
: sialolitiasis
  • Many patients experience severe pain due to sialolithiasis when stones block their salivary glands.

Examples

  • There was no history of past episodes of sialolithiasis or sialadenitis.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Indications include the presence of benign and malignant tumors and inflammatory disease with or without intraglandular sialolithiasis.

    Academic text (2004)

  • The doctor explained that sialolithiasis can cause swelling and discomfort in the affected glands.

  • During his examination, the dentist diagnosed her with sialolithiasis after noticing the inflammation in her mouth.

Surface Forms

sialolithiasis singular
sialolithiases plural

Morphology

sialolithiasis = sialolith (opaque) = sialo + lith + iasis

Formed by the medical compound 'sialolith' + the disease suffix '-iasis'; although morphologically regular in medical terminology, the components are technical and not accessible to an average B1 learner.

Etymology

The word sialolithiasis comes from Greek parts sialo- 'saliva', -lith- 'stone', and -iasis 'condition'. So it means 'stones in the saliva glands', which explains why the word is used for a painful swelling when stones form in those glands.