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sjögren's syndrome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

Syllables
sjo-gren's syn-drome
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Usage

Phrases

Sjögren-Larsson syndrome Mikulicz disease

Frequently Paired Words

Sjögren-Larsson syndrome Mikulicz disease

Synonyms

sicca syndrome

Questions

What does sjögren's syndrome mean?
An autoimmune disorder in which immune cells attack and destroy the exocrine glands that produce tears and saliva.
Where does sjögren's syndrome come from?
After the Swedish ophthalmologist Henrik Sjögren (1899-1986), who first described it.

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