Asialism

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Decrease or absence of salivary secretion; xerostomia. uncountable

    "Where swelling is prominent, edema and a massive accumulation of lymphocytes and plasma cells compress the salivary duct, which may result in almost complete asialism."

Synonyms

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dry mouthdry mouthxerostomiaxerostomia

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"Where swelling is prominent, edema and a massive accumulation of lymphocytes and plasma cells compress the salivary duct, which may result in almost complete asialism."

Etymology

From a- + sialo- + -ism.

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