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Sjögren's syndrome
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English
Etymology
After the Swedish ophthalmologist Henrik Sjögren (1899-1986), who first described it.
Noun
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An autoimmune disorder in which immune cells attack and destroy the exocrine glands that produce tears and saliva.
en sicca syndrome
Related terms
Sjögren-Larsson syndrome
Translations
autoimmune disorder
Polish: pl zespół Sjögrena m
Spanish: es síndrome de Sjögren m
Swedish: sv Sjögrens syndrom n
See also
en Mikulicz disease
en eponyms