Meaning & use
hypersalivation
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UK/ˌhaɪpəˌsælɪˈveɪʃən/
US/ˌhaɪpərˌsælɪˈveɪʃən/
Meaning
noununcountablemedical
The medical condition of producing more saliva than normal.
Grammar: No plural and no a: hypersalivation can be a side effect.
Patterns
- hypersalivation caused by something
- a symptom of hypersalivation
Hypersalivation can be a side effect of some medications.
The dentist noted hypersalivation after the patient had a tooth infection.
Nausea is sometimes accompanied by hypersalivation.
Common combinations
- cause hypersalivation
- Some drugs cause hypersalivation.
- symptom of hypersalivation
- Drooling is a symptom of hypersalivation.
- treat hypersalivation
- Doctors may treat hypersalivation with medication.
- excessive hypersalivation
- The child had excessive hypersalivation after the infection.
- hypersalivation in dogs
- Hypersalivation in dogs can come from nausea.
Synonyms and how they differ
- drooling
- Drooling is everyday language and describes saliva running out of the mouth, whereas hypersalivation names the condition of making too much.
- sialorrhea
- Sialorrhea is another medical term, often used when saliva spills from the mouth, especially in neurological conditions.
- ptyalism
- Ptyalism is an older, technical word for excess saliva and is less common than hypersalivation.
Opposites
dry mouthxerostomia
Word family
Commonly confused: hypersalivation or hyposalivation?
hypersalivation vs hyposalivation
Hyposalivation means too little saliva, which is the opposite of hypersalivation.
Practice
The patient complained of ___, with so much saliva that she often needed a tissue.
Choose one answer.
Hypersalivation means too much saliva. Hyposalivation is the tempting wrong choice, but it means too little.
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