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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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 Franklin Bache
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 Robert Peter
When I resorted to it, I generally did so in doses sufficient to ensure a purgative effect, and never with a view of exciting ptyalism.
From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Franklin Bache
For instance, amongst many others, he found in the publications of Beddoes, Scott, Blair, and various writers, that nitric acid, which was known to produce ptyalism, relieved salivation and ulceration in the mouth.
From Curiosities of Medical Experience by J. G. (John Gideon) Millingen
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 Daniel Hack Tuke
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