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ptyalism|pt-, ˈtaɪəlɪz(ə)m|
[ad. Gr. πτυαλισµός expectoration, f. πτυαλίζειν to expectorate, f. πτύαλον: see prec.]
Excessive secretion or flow of saliva; salivation.
[1681tr. Willis' Rem. Med. Wks. Vocab., Ptyalismus, salivation, or a great flux of spitting.] 1684tr. Bonet's Merc. Compit. x. 361 Mercury..is a cause of the copious secretion of the Saliva, which is the cause of a Ptyalism. 1802Med. Jrnl. VIII. 37 Harrassed by an almost incessant ptyalism. 1876Bartholow Mat. Med. (1879) 202 Moderate use of mercury, short of ptyalism.
So ˈptyalize v. trans., to induce ptyalism in, to salivate. ˈptyalose Chem., the sugar formed by the action of ptyalin on starch (Syd. Soc. Lex. 1895).
1875H. C. Wood Therap. (1879) 392 It is not necessary to ptyalize the patient severely. |