See Also: sialadenitis(medicine)

Livonian (iou) and sialadenitis (medicine)


Livonian (iou)



Livonian noun & adjective. L16.
[from medieval Latin Livonia (see below) + -IAN.]
A. noun.
A native or inhabitant of Livonia, a former Baltic province of Russia, now divided between Estonia and Latvia. L16.
The Baltic language of the Livonians. E19.
b. adjective. Of or pertaining to Livonia, the Livonians, or their language. M18.

sialadenitis (medicine)


sialadenitis
Inflammation of a salivary gland.

Synonym: sialoadenitis.

Origin: sial-+ G. Aden, gland, + -itis, inflammation