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Meaning of PTYALISM

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 Definition: [n]  excessive flow of saliva
 
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 See Also: salivation

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pty"a*lism\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to spit much, fr. ?
spittle, fr. ? to spit: cf. F. ptyalisme.]
Salivation, or an excessive flow of saliva. --Quain.
 
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