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pty•a•lec•ta•sis
(tī′ə lek′tə sis),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ses
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(-sēz′).USA pronunciation
- Surgeryspontaneous or surgical dilatation of a salivary duct.
- Greek ptýal(on) saliva + éktasis a stretching out, equivalent. to ek- ec- + ta-, variant stem of teínein to stretch + -sis -sis