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ptyalism
[ tahy-uh-liz-uhm ]
noun
, Pathology.
- excessive secretion of saliva.
ptyalism
/ ˈtaɪəˌlɪzəm /
noun
- excessive secretion of saliva
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ptyalism1
C17: from Greek ptualismos, from ptualizein to produce saliva, from ptualon saliva
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Example Sentences
The above are used in thrush or aphthous sore mouth, ptyalism, &c.
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Ptyalism never follows the administration of the capsules or injections.
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Pain is assuaged, ptyalism removed, and the inflammation itself favorably influenced.
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Ptyalism, or salivation, consists in an abnormal and excessive secretion of saliva.
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When this prescription had produced a little ptyalism the mercurial was omitted and the squill and digitalis continued.
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