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Sialadenitis |Salivary Gland Inflammation - Glossary

Glossary

Sjögren’s syndrome: A chronic autoimmune disease in which the body’s white blood cells attack the exocrine glands such as salivary and lacrimal glands, causing their destruction and lymphocytic infiltration of the glands.

Xerosis: Medical term for dryness. For example, xerosis cutis refers to dry skin.

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