ptyalism
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Noun (1)
- excessive flow of salivaType of salivation
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Pty′a·lism (tī′ȧ-lĭz'm), noun
Origin: Gr. πτυαλισμός, fr. πτυαλίζειν to spit much, fr. πτύαλον spittle, fr. πτύειν to spit: cf. F. ptyalisme.
Salivation, or an excessive flow of saliva. Richard Quain
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54