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The medical word for drooling, because doctors refuse to just say drool.

means The clinical term for excessive drooling — saliva escaping the mouth more than is normal, often due to poor swallow control or overproduction.

from Built from Greek roots: 'sialon' meaning saliva, plus '-rrhea,' a combining form meaning flow or discharge (the same ending you see in diarrhea and seborrhea). Together it literally means 'saliva-flowing' — Greek's typically blunt, clinical way of naming a bodily overflow, dressed up just enough to sound dignified on a chart.

literal meaning
Greek for saliva flow, dressed in a lab coat
common cause
teething babies and bad dentures alike
treatable with
botox injections into the salivary glands
fancy context
makes a napkin sound like a diagnosis
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