Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PTY'A-LISM
PTY'A-LISM, n. [Gr. πτυαλισμος, a spitting, from πτυαλιζω, to spit often.]
In medicine, salivation; a morbid and copious excretion of saliva. – Coxe. Encyc.
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PTY'A-LISM, n. [Gr. πτυαλισμος, a spitting, from πτυαλιζω, to spit often.]
In medicine, salivation; a morbid and copious excretion of saliva. – Coxe. Encyc.
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