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noun
An autoimmune disorder in which immune cells attack and destroy the exocrine glands that produce tears and saliva.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: sicca syndrome
Antonyms: none provided
History
After the Swedish ophthalmologist Henrik Sjögren (1899-1986), who first described it.
Across languages
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