sialorrhea

noun

si·al·or·rhea ˌsī-ə-lə-ˈrē-ə

variants or chiefly British sialorrhoea

: excessive salivation : hypersalivation

called also ptyalism

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Etymology

New Latin, from sial- + -rrhea, -rrhoea

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1846, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sialorrhea was in 1846

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sialorrhea

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si·al·or·rhea

variants or chiefly British sialorrhoea

ˌsī-ə-lə-ˈrē-ə

: excessive salivation : hypersalivation

called also ptyalism

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