xerostomia

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Etymology[edit]

xero- +‎ stoma +‎ -ia

Noun[edit]

xerostomia (countable and uncountable, plural xerostomias)

  1. (medicine) 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.”

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Translations[edit]

dry mouth — see dry mouth

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Noun[edit]

xerostomia f (plural xerostomie)

  1. (pathology) xerostomia
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