Word Police: Things I learned this week about A

[Guest guest]

JC wrote:

....lots of conversations here about while foam here I finally learned "the technical name" salirhea!

I think the word is sialorrhea, which

actually means excessive salivation. Perhaps it can also refer to the

drool, or in our case, the white foam caused by it, but I don't see

that given as a definition anywhere. I think this similar to the way

people use verbs as nouns, not always correct, but understandable.

See also: hyperptyalism, hypersalivation, ptyalorrhea and ptyalism,

.... so I wonder, anyone ever hear of "pill achalasia".

Not me. It sounds interesting though. I did searches for "pill

achalasia" and "pill induced achalasia" but found nothing.

notan

[Guest guest]

notan,

I knew I spelled it wrong, but it was late and I did not care...LOL.

I will scan the 2 articles later today and put them in the files for

your reading enjoyment.

JC