Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Excessive flow of saliva.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In medicine, salivation; a morbid and copious excretion of saliva.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Salivation, or an excessive flow of saliva.
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- noun
sialorrhea
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun excessive flow of saliva
Etymologies
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Examples
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To many are still practicing ptyalism over our new president and his spoken concepts.
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In the morning had a rigor; acute fever, hot sweat, appeared to be free of fever; did not sleep long; after the sleep a chill, ptyalism; in the evening, great incoherence; after a little, vomited a small quantity of dark bilious matters.
Of The Epidemics 2007
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Marsden 9.14 reports a case in which, following secondary papular syphilis and profuse spontaneous ptyalism, there was vicarious secretion of the urinary constituents from the skin.
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Marsden reports a case in which, following secondary papular syphilis and profuse spontaneous ptyalism, there was vicarious secretion of the urinary constituents from the skin.
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The event was, that as soon as the gums became sore with a slight ptyalism, the pains about the head and vertigo gradually diminished, and during the soreness of his gums entirely ceased; but I believe recurred afterwards, though in less degree.
Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life Erasmus Darwin 1766
seanahan commented on the word ptyalism
If my dentist had used this word, it might not have been so awkward.
November 22, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word ptyalism
"'Strong mercurial ointment on shoulder and back... and to induce ptyalism even more speedily, the patient received the smoke of cinnabar into the mouth.'"
--Patrick O'Brian, The Truelove, 144
All these freaky words in an attempt to treat rabies. Eugh.
March 11, 2008
reesetee commented on the word ptyalism
Not to mention all that healthful mercury.
March 11, 2008
qms commented on the word ptyalism
It was spit when I was in school
Or spawl from the mouth of a fool.
It's sheerest sciolism
To call it ptyalism
When all of us know it's just drool.
September 29, 2015