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ptyalism

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ptyalism /pty·a·lism/ (ti´ah-lizm) excessive secretion of saliva.
pty·a·lism (t-lzm)
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),
ptyalism
excessive secretion of saliva; seen in rabbits, guinea pigs with malocclusion or heat stress, ruminants poisoned by Rhizoctonia leguminicola.


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