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drooling

📅 Updated:2024-07-24
🕒 Created:2011-07-02
🆔 ID:1854

Description

Drooling, also known as driveling, slobbering, or, in a medical context, ptyalism, is when saliva flows outside the mouth. Drooling is generally caused by excess production of saliva, inability to retain saliva within the mouth, or problems with swallowing.

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