sialism

ptyalism

 [ti´ah-lizm]

excessive salivation; called also hypersalivation and sialorrhea.

si·a·lor·rhe·a

(sī'ă-lō-rē'ă),

Excessive flow of saliva. See: salivation.

Synonym(s): hygrostomia, ptyalism, sialism, sialismus, sialosis

[sialo- + G. rhoia, a flow]

si·a·lism

, sialismus (sī'ă-lizm, -liz'mŭs)

An excess secretion of saliva.
Synonym(s): ptyalism, salivation, sialorrhea, sialosis.

[G. sialismos]

sialism

, sialismus (si'al-izm) (si-al-iz'mus) [? + -ismos, condition] Ptyalism.