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salivary
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sal·i·var·y  (sl-vr)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or producing saliva.
2. Of or relating to a salivary gland.
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Adj.1.salivary - of or relating to saliva; "salivary gland"
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Discussion Although large sialoliths have been reported both in salivary glands (11,12) and in salivary ducts, (13-16) stones larger than 3 cm are rare.
A case of giant sialolith of the submandibular salivary gland by Yildirim, Altan / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Dilation of salivary ducts is usually employed to retrieve stones that are small and distally located.
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The differential diagnosis of parotid gland enlargement in an HIV-positive patient includes reactive lymphadenopathy (follicular hyperplasia), parotid cyst formation, and diffuse infiltration of the gland by lymphoid elements accompanied by cystic dilation of the salivary ducts (diffuse infiltrative lymphocytosis syndrome).
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