SALIVATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does salivation mean? 

• SALIVATION (noun)
  The noun SALIVATION has 1 sense:

1. the secretion of saliva

  Familiarity information: SALIVATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SALIVATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The secretion of saliva

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("salivation" is a kind of...):

secernment; secretion (the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "salivation"):

ptyalism (excessive flow of saliva)

Derivation:

salivate (produce saliva)

 Context examples 

Anethole trithione is a bile secretion-stimulating drug that restores salivation and relieves the discomfort of dry mouth in chemotherapy-induced xerostomia.

(Anetholtrithion, NCI Thesaurus)

A drug used to increase salivation in people who have dry mouth caused by opioids or radiation therapy.

(Pilocarpine, NCI Dictionary)

Signs and symptoms in a newborn with this abnormality include excessive salivation, choking, coughing, and the development of cyanosis and respiratory distress when fed.

(Esophageal Atresia, NCI Thesaurus)

These interactions play a role in signal transduction, which influences bodily functions including salivation, lacrimation, urination, digestion and defecation.

(Muscarinic Receptor Binding, NCI Thesaurus)