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(tī′ȧ-lĭz’m)

Noun.

[Gr.

πτυαλισμός

, fr.

πτυαλίζειν

to spit much, fr.

πτύαλον

spittle, fr.

πτύειν

to spit: cf. F.

ptyalisme

Salivation, or an excessive flow of saliva.

Quain.

Noun.

[Gr. a spitting, to spit often.]

In medicine, salivation; an unnatural or copious flow of saliva.

ptyalism ‎(usually uncountable, plural ptyalisms)