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PTYALISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ptyalism mean?
• PTYALISM (noun)
The noun PTYALISM has 1 sense:
1. excessive flow of saliva
Familiarity information: PTYALISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Excessive flow of saliva
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("ptyalism" is a kind of...):
salivation (the secretion of saliva)
Derivation:
ptyalize (expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth)
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