ptyalism
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of ptyalism
1675–85; < Greek ptyalismós expectoration, equivalent to ptýal ( on ) spittle + -ismos -ism
Example Sentences
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Drastic purgatives, ... the shower bath, large and frequent doses of tartarized antimony, and mercury to the extent of producing ptyalism, were the most popular remedial agents in the treatment of insanity.
From Chapters in the History of the Insane in the British Isles by Tuke, Daniel Hack
The neuralgia was probably caused partly by excessive ptyalism, partly by over brain-work.
From Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it by Anstie, Francis E.
Calomel alone, or in combination with opium, was given, and in a few cases caused ptyalism.
From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Bache, Franklin
Still uneasy about ptyalism, he gave her cream of tartar all day, but at night it was thrown up as before, without moving the bowels.
From The History of the Medical Department of Transylvania University by Peter, Robert
Marsden reports a case in which, following secondary papular syphilis and profuse spontaneous ptyalism, there was vicarious secretion of the urinary constituents from the skin.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
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