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ptyalism
ptyalism Ptyalism means an excessive secretion or flow of saliva, often noticed as drooling from the mouth.
Ptyalism means an excessive secretion or flow of saliva, often noticed as drooling from the mouth. In this historical source, it is described as sometimes occurring in mental disorder, though apparent drooling may also reflect failure to swallow rather than true overproduction of saliva.