sjögren's syndrome

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Definition of sjögren's syndrome in English Turkish dictionary

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Definition of sjögren's syndrome in English English dictionary

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

Hyphenation

sjögren's syn·drome

Synonyms

mikulicz disease, sicca syndrome

Etymology

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