Sjögren's syndrome

English

Etymology

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

Noun

Sjögren's syndrome (uncountable)

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

Synonyms

• Mikulicz disease
• sicca syndrome

Related terms

• Sjögren-Larsson syndrome

Translations

autoimmune disorder

• Polish: zespół Sjögrena (pl) m
• Spanish: síndrome de Sjögren m
• Swedish: Sjögrens syndrom (sv) n