Ptyalism
noun, Pathology.
1.
excessive secretion of saliva.
noun
1.
excessive secretion of saliva
ptyalism pty·a·lism (tī’ə-lĭz’əm)
n.
Excessive flow of saliva. Also called hypersalivation, salivation, sialism, sialismus, sialorrhea, sialosis.
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