# sialometaplasia

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A benign ulcerative lesion found mostly on the posterior hard palate, caused by a necrosis of minor salivary glands due to trauma.

## Etymology
From sialo- + metaplasia.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sialometaplasia