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SALIVARY CALCULUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does salivary calculus mean? 

SALIVARY CALCULUS (noun)
  The noun SALIVARY CALCULUS has 1 sense:

1. a stone formed in the salivary glandplay

  Familiarity information: SALIVARY CALCULUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SALIVARY CALCULUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A stone formed in the salivary gland

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

salivary calculus; sialolith

Hypernyms ("salivary calculus" is a kind of...):

calculus; concretion (a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body)


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