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xerostomias

xerostomias is the plural of xerostomia.

Meaning of xerostomia

Noun

xerostomia (countable and uncountable, plural xerostomias)

  1. Abnormal dryness of the mouth.
    • Craig Welzbacher (actor) (2013), 6:02 from the start, in "First Days" (Modern Family), season 5, episode 2: “Claire (Julie Bowen): Amazing! You guys are actually hanging out by the water cooler. / Office worker (Craig Welzbacher): I have xerostomia. It's chronic dry mouth.”

Questions about xerostomias

What is xerostomias the plural of?
Xerostomias is the plural of xerostomia.

Words near xerostomias in the dictionary

  1. xerosols
  2. xerosphere
  3. xerospheres
  4. xerostoma
  5. xerostomia
  6. xerostomias
  7. xerostomic
  8. xerostomy
  9. xerotes
  10. xerotherm
  11. xerothermic

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