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Sjögren's syndrome

Syllabification: (Sjö·gren's syn·drome)
Pronunciation: /ˈSHəgrənz/

(also Sjögren's disease)
Definition of Sjögren's syndrome

noun

Medicine
  • a chronic autoimmune condition characterized by degeneration of the salivary and lachrymal glands, causing dryness of the mouth and eyes.

Origin:

1930s: named after Henrik S. C. Sjögren (1899–1986), Swedish physician

Sjögren's syndrome in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Sjögren's syndrome in the British & World English dictionary

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