Sjögren's syndrome
(shōˈgrənz, shœˈ-)
noun A chronic inflammation of the lachrymal and salivary glands, often accompanied by rheumatoid arthritis and the presence of autoantibodies in the blood, occurring chiefly among women.
Origin:
Origin: After Henrik Samuel Conrad Sjögren (1899-1986), Swedish ophthalmologist
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