salivary stone
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salivary stone — see sialolith … The new mediacal dictionary
Salivary duct calculus — is a concretion of mostly calcium mineral salts (calculus) that forms within the ducts. This calculus (sialolith pronounced SIGH al low lith) is a salivary gland stone consisting of layers of calcified organic matter calcium phosphate and carbon … Wikipedia
salivary calculus — noun a stone formed in the salivary gland • Syn: ↑sialolith • Hypernyms: ↑calculus, ↑concretion … Useful english dictionary
wine stone — Tartar Tar tar, n. [F. tartre (cf. Pr. tartari, Sp., Pg., & It. tartaro, LL. tartarum, LGr. ?); perhaps of Arabic origin.] 1. (Chem.) A reddish crust or sediment in wine casks, consisting essentially of crude cream of tartar, and used in marking… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sialolith — A salivary calculus. SYN: ptyalolith. [sialo + G. lithos, stone] * * * si·al·o·lith sī al ə .lith n a calculus occurring in a salivary gland * * * n. a stone (calculus) in a salivary gland or duct, most often the duct of the submandibular gland.… … Medical dictionary
Parotitis — is an inflammation of one or both parotid glands, the major salivary glands located on either side of the face, in humans. The parotid gland is the salivary gland most commonly affected by inflammation. Causes Bacterial causes: Parotitis is most… … Wikipedia
Sialoendoscopy — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = Sialoendoscopy Sialoendoscopy Sialoendoscopy is a minimally invasive technique that allows for salivary gland surgery in a safe and effective way. Simply described, a small camera is placed into the salivary glands… … Wikipedia
Calculus — A stone, as in the urinary tract. Also, the calcium salt deposits on the teeth. The word calculus in Latin means a pebble. Pebbles were once used for counting, from which came the mathematical field of calculus. A urinary calculus is a pebble in… … Medical dictionary
Major urinary proteins — Tertiary structure of a mouse major urinary protein. The protein has eight beta sheets (yellow) arranged in a beta barrel open at one end, with alpha helices (red) at both the amino and carboxyl termini. The structure is resolved from Protein… … Wikipedia
Calculus (medicine) — A calculus is a stone (a concretion of material, usually mineral salts) that forms in an organ or duct of the body. Stones cause a number of important medical conditions.Common stone diseasesA number of important medical conditions are caused by… … Wikipedia
