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HIPERSIALOSIS [1 record]

Record 1 2003-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oral Mucosa, Salivary Glands and Tonsils
OBS

Medical terms that are similar to drooling [producing excessive saliva] include: Sialorrhea, sialarrhe, ptyalism, sialism, salivation, sialismus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Muqueuse buccale, glandes salivaires et amygdales
DEF

Sécrétion excessive de salive chez l'homme ou l'animal, provoquée par une affection neurologique, une névrose, une intoxication ou une lésion de la cavité buccale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mucosa bucal, glándulas salivares y amígdalas
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