ptyalism /pty·a·lism/ (ti´ah-lizm) excessive secretion of saliva.
ptyalism
ptyalism (tī´
lizm),
pty·a·lism (t   -l z m)n. Excessive flow of saliva. Also called hypersalivation, salivation, sialism, sialismus, sialorrhea, sialosis. |
ptyalism
[tī′əliz′əm]
Etymology: Gk, ptyalon, spittle
excessive salivation, such as sometimes occurs in the early months of pregnancy. It is also a clinical sign of mercury poisoning. Also called hyperptyalism. See also sialorrhea.
ptyalism (tī´
lizm),n See sialorrhea.
ptyalism
excessive secretion of saliva; seen in rabbits, guinea pigs with malocclusion or heat stress, ruminants poisoned by Rhizoctonia leguminicola.
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