"Sjögren's syndrome" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: After the Swedish ophthalmologist Henrik Sjögren (1899-1986), who first described it. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Sjögren's syndrome (uncountable)
  1. An autoimmune disorder in which immune cells attack and destroy the exocrine glands that produce tears and saliva. Wikipedia link: Sjögren's syndrome Tags: uncountable Synonyms: Mikulicz disease, sicca syndrome Related terms: Sjögren-Larsson syndrome Translations (autoimmune disorder): zespół Sjögrena [masculine] (Polish), síndrome de Sjögren [masculine] (Spanish), Sjögrens syndrom [neuter] (Swedish)
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