xerostomia
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English
Etymology
Noun
xerostomia (countable and uncountable, plural xerostomias)
- (medicine) Abnormal dryness of the mouth.
- Craig Welzbacher (actor) (2013), 6:02 from the start, in "First Days" (Modern Family), season 5, episode 2: “Claire (Julie Bowen): Amazing! You guys are actually hanging out by the water cooler. / Office worker (Craig Welzbacher): I have xerostomia. It's chronic dry mouth.”
Synonyms
Translations
dry mouth — see dry mouth
Italian
Noun
xerostomia f (plural xerostomie)