- Salivary ducts
Salivary ducts (a duct of a
salivary gland ) can refer to:
*Stensen's duct
*Wharton's duct
*Major sublingual duct
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Salivary duct calculus — is a concretion of mostly calcium mineral salts (calculus) that forms within the ducts. This calculus (sialolith pronounced SIGH al low lith) is a salivary gland stone consisting of layers of calcified organic matter calcium phosphate and carbon … Wikipedia
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Gland, salivary — One of the glands in the mouth that produce saliva. There are 3 major salivary glands. They are the parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands. Each of these glands is paired; there is one parotid gland on each side of the head, etc. The… … Medical dictionary
sublingual ducts — the ducts of the sublingual salivary glands, including the ductus sublingualis major and ductus sublinguales minores … Medical dictionary
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