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Definition of Salivation
1. Noun. The secretion of saliva.
Definition of Salivation
1. n. The act or process of salivating; an excessive secretion of saliva, often accompanied with soreness of the mouth and gums; ptyalism.
Definition of Salivation
1. Noun. The process of producing saliva, drooling. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Salivation
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Salivation
1. The secretion of saliva. Excessive salivation is called ptyalism. Origin: L. Salivatio This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Salivation
Literary usage of Salivation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Lancet (1842)
"Dr. Prout makes a very judicious allusion to this kind of salivation, and as is
usual with ... salivation! of another kind are very com mon in old people. ..."
2. A Text-book of practical medicine, with particular reference to physiology by Felix von Niemeyer (1883)
"We do not know whether the salivation produced by muriate of gold and other ...
In many cases, salivation appears to depend on irritation, affecting the ..."
3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1835)
"By WILIIAM STOKES, MD—It is a common idea with respect tn the administration of
mercury in cases of local inflammation, that if you produce salivation, ..."
4. A Text-book of Practical Medicine: With Particular Reference to Physiology by Felix von Niemeyer (1878)
"Physiology sufficiently explains the causes of most forms of salivation; ...
salivation is caused—1. By irritation of the mucous membrane of the mouth or ..."
5. Thirty-five Years in the East: Adventures, Discoveries, Experiements, and by John Martin Honigberger (1852)
"Arten., salivation when asleep, with excessive thirst. Arum Coloc., salivation.
P. At erne e, salivation, o. N. Aurant. dulc. ..."
6. Medical Jurisprudence by Alfred Swaine Taylor (1856)
"This small dose produced the the most violent salivation, sloughing and ...
The most profuse salivation followed ; sloughing commenced in both checks, ..."
7. The Western Journal of Medicine and Surgery by Daniel Drake, Lundsford Pitts Yandell (1850)
"I have had much experience of this remedy, having used it for many years in cases
of sudden and inordinate salivation. It rapidly arrests stomatitis and the ..."
8. The Lancet (1842)
"Dr. Prout makes a very judicious allusion to this kind of salivation, and as is
usual with ... salivation! of another kind are very com mon in old people. ..."
9. A Text-book of practical medicine, with particular reference to physiology by Felix von Niemeyer (1883)
"We do not know whether the salivation produced by muriate of gold and other ...
In many cases, salivation appears to depend on irritation, affecting the ..."
10. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1835)
"By WILIIAM STOKES, MD—It is a common idea with respect tn the administration of
mercury in cases of local inflammation, that if you produce salivation, ..."
11. A Text-book of Practical Medicine: With Particular Reference to Physiology by Felix von Niemeyer (1878)
"Physiology sufficiently explains the causes of most forms of salivation; ...
salivation is caused—1. By irritation of the mucous membrane of the mouth or ..."
12. Thirty-five Years in the East: Adventures, Discoveries, Experiements, and by John Martin Honigberger (1852)
"Arten., salivation when asleep, with excessive thirst. Arum Coloc., salivation.
P. At erne e, salivation, o. N. Aurant. dulc. ..."
13. Medical Jurisprudence by Alfred Swaine Taylor (1856)
"This small dose produced the the most violent salivation, sloughing and ...
The most profuse salivation followed ; sloughing commenced in both checks, ..."
14. The Western Journal of Medicine and Surgery by Daniel Drake, Lundsford Pitts Yandell (1850)
"I have had much experience of this remedy, having used it for many years in cases
of sudden and inordinate salivation. It rapidly arrests stomatitis and the ..."
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