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Answer for the clue "Excessive flow of saliva ", 8 letters:
ptyalism

Word definitions for ptyalism in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ptyalism \Pty"a*lism\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to spit much, fr. ? spittle, fr. ? to spit: cf. F. ptyalisme.] Salivation, or an excessive flow of saliva. --Quain.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. excessive flow of saliva

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. sialorrhea

Usage examples of ptyalism.

Marsden reports a case in which, following secondary papular syphilis and profuse spontaneous ptyalism, there was vicarious secretion of the urinary constituents from the skin.