salivation

1. The act or process of secreting saliva.
2. An abnormally abundant flow of saliva.

noun

Saliva running from the mouth: drivel, drool, slaver, slobber. See dry/wet, mouth.

Excessive discharge of saliva; ptyalism.

1. the secretion of saliva.
2. ptyalism.

• excessive s. — may be caused by slaframine toxicosis from the fungus Rhizoctonia leguminocola, by foreign bodies or painful lesions in the mouth. To be distinguished from drooling of saliva because of failure to swallow.
• s. inhibitor — antisialagogue; examples are atropine and glycopyrrolate.