asialism

English

Etymology

From a- +‎ sialo- +‎ -ism.

Noun

asialism (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) Decrease or absence of salivary secretion; xerostomia.
    • 1991, K. Graamans, Hans Van den Akker, Diagnosis of salivary gland disorders, page 151:
      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.

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