ptyalectasis

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

noun, plural pty·a·lec·ta·ses [tahy-uh-lek-tuh-seez] /ˌtaɪ əˈlɛk təˌsiz/.

spontaneous or surgical dilatation of a salivary duct.

Origin of ptyalectasis

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

Words nearby ptyalectasis

ptu, ptui, ptv, pty, ptyalagogue, ptyalectasis, ptyalin, ptyalism, ptyalo-, ptyalocele, pu

Medical definitions for ptyalectasis

ptyalectasis
[ tī′ə-lĕk′tə-sĭs ]

n.

sialectasis