See Also: sialectasis(medicine)
sialectasis(dictionary)

swordsman (iou) and sialectasis (medicine)


swordsman (iou)



swordsman noun. Also (earlier) swordman. Pl. -men. LME.
[from SWORD noun + -'S1 + MAN noun.]
A man who uses, or is skilled in the use of, a sword; spec. a skilled fencer. LME.
b. A soldier armed with a sword. LME.
A warrior, a fighter, a soldier. E17.
swordsmanship noun M19.

sialectasis (medicine)


sialectasis
Dilation of a salivary duct.

Synonym: ptyalectasis.

Origin: sial-+ G. Ektasis, a stretching