English Explanatory Dictionary

sialometaplasia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A benign ulcerative lesion found mostly on the posterior hard palate, caused by a necrosis of minor salivary glands due to trauma.

Word forms

sialometaplasia sialometaplasias

Etymology

From sialo- + metaplasia.

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