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Salivation

The act or process of salivating; an excessive secretion of saliva, often accompanied with soreness of the mouth and gums; ptyalism.

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Ptyalism 76% connected

Salivation, or an excessive flow of saliva.

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Secernment 76% connected

The act or process of secreting.

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Secretion 76% connected

The act of secreting or concealing; as, the secretion of dutiable goods.

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Salivate 74% connected

To produce an abnormal flow of saliva in; to produce salivation or ptyalism in, as by the use of mercury.

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Salivate 74% connected

To produce an abnormal flow of saliva in; to produce salivation or ptyalism in, as by the use of mercury.

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Bite verb · 78% connection

The act of seizing with the teeth or mouth; the act of wounding or separating with the teeth or mouth; a seizure with the teeth or mou…

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Carcinoid noun · 78% connection

a small tumor (benign or malignant) arising from the mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract; usually associated with excessive secretion…

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Chafe noun · 78% connection

soreness and warmth caused by friction; "he had a nasty chafe on his knee"

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Chafing noun · 78% connection

soreness or irritation of the skin caused by friction

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Debauchery noun · 78% connection

Excessive indulgence of the appetites; especially, excessive indulgence of lust; intemperance; sensuality; habitual lewdness.

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Drivel noun · 78% connection

Slaver; saliva flowing from the mouth.

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Emollient noun · 78% connection

An external something or soothing application to allay irritation, soreness, etc.

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Excito-secretory adjective · 78% connection

Exciting secretion; -- said of the influence exerted by reflex action on the function of secretion, by which the various glands are ex…

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Exulceration noun · 78% connection

A fretting; a festering; soreness.

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Founder verb · 78% connection

To cause internal inflammation and soreness in the feet or limbs of (a horse), so as to disable or lame him.

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Glossanthrax noun · 78% connection

A disease of horses and cattle accompanied by carbuncles in the mouth and on the tongue.

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Grate verb · 78% connection

To produce the effect of rubbing with a hard rough material; to cause wearing, tearing, or bruising. Hence; To produce exasperation, s…

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Hypersecretion noun · 78% connection

Morbid or excessive secretion, as in catarrh.

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Hyperthyroidism noun · 78% connection

an overactive thyroid gland; pathologically excessive production of thyroid hormones or the condition resulting from excessive product…

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Insalivation noun · 78% connection

The mixing of the food with the saliva and other secretions of the mouth in eating.

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Laugh verb · 78% connection

To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighti…

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Lippitude noun · 78% connection

Soreness of eyes; the state of being blear-eyed; blearedness.

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Mucic adjective · 78% connection

Pertaining to, or derived from, gums and micilaginous substances; specif., denoting an acid obtained by the oxidation of gums, dulcite…

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