Sjögren's syndrome

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Etymology

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

Noun

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Sjögren's syndrome (uncountable)

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

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