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Sjögren's syndrome

Sjögren's syndrome noun: an autoimmune disorder in which immune cells attack and destroy the exocrine glands that produce tears and saliva.

Noun

Sjögren's syndrome (uncountable)

  1. An autoimmune disorder in which immune cells attack and destroy the exocrine glands that produce tears and saliva.
    Synonyms:
    sicca syndrome

Synonyms of Sjögren's syndrome

Origin of Sjögren's syndrome

After the Swedish ophthalmologist Henrik Sjögren (1899-1986), who first described it.

Questions about Sjögren's syndrome

What does Sjögren's syndrome mean?
Sjögren's syndrome means an autoimmune disorder in which immune cells attack and destroy the exocrine glands that produce tears and saliva.
What part of speech is Sjögren's syndrome?
Sjögren's syndrome is a noun.

Words near Sjögren's syndrome in the dictionary

  1. SJS
  2. SJSU
  3. SJW
  4. SJWism
  5. SJWs
  6. Sjögren's syndrome
  7. Sjögren-Larsson syndrome
  8. sjögrenite
  9. sk
  10. sk.
  11. sk8

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