Aptyalism

/æpˈtaɪəlɪzəm/ noun

A medical condition characterized by the absence or extreme deficiency of saliva production.

From Greek 'a-' (without) + 'ptyalon' (saliva) + '-ism' (condition), literally 'the condition of having no saliva.' A formal medical term from 19th-century clinical terminology.

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