ptyalize

• Verbo obsoleto que significa secretar saliva o escupir, derivado del griego 'ptyalon' (saliva).

An obsolete verb meaning to salivate or to spit, derived from the Greek 'ptyalon' (spit).

1. Expel saliva or phlegmC2formal

   To eject saliva, phlegm, or sputum from the mouth.

   Escupir saliva o flema

   • The patient was instructed to ptyalize into the specimen cup.
   • He ptyalized forcefully to clear his throat.
   • The doctor asked him to ptyalize for the test.

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