πτῠ/ᾰλ-ον or
πτύελον,
τό,(
πτύω)
A). sputum, saliva,
Id. Aph. 1.12 (
-ελ-),
Prog. 15 (
-ελ-),
Acut. 66 (
-αλ-), al.,
Arist. HA 607a30 ,
GA 747a10 :—also
πτύελος,
ὁ,
Id. EE 1235a38 ,
LXX Jb. 7.19 ,
Hsch. s.v.
σίαλος .—The forms in
πτυαλ- and
πτυελ- are found in codd. of
Hp. (v. Kuehlewein i p.cvi) and of later writers; in those of
Arist. the latter only is found.