Xerostomia

Introduction: Xerostomia

Description of Xerostomia

Xerostomia (medical condition): A medical term for a dry mouth due to insufficient saliva. There are numerous causes of a dry mouth including medications and nerve damage. See also Xerostomia:
  »Introduction: Xerostomia
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Xerostomia: A dryness of the mouth, having a varied etiology, resulting from diminished or arrested salivary secretion, or asialism. [xero- + G. stoma, mouth]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Xerostomia: An oral condition in which salivary flow is reduced. --2004
Source: Diseases Database

Xerostomia: dryness of the mouth due to salivary gland secretion dysfunction.
Source: CRISP

Xerostomia: Decreased salivary flow.
Source: MeSH 2007

Xerostomia as a Disease

Xerostomia (medical condition): See Xerostomia (disease information).
  »Introduction: Xerostomia
  »Symptoms of Xerostomia

More information on medical condition: Xerostomia:

• Information about Xerostomia
• Basic Summary for Xerostomia
• Symptoms of Xerostomia
• Misdiagnosis of Xerostomia

Xerostomia as a Symptom

Xerostomia (symptom): Another name for Dry mouth.
  »Introduction: Dry mouth
  »Causes of Dry mouth

Xerostomia (symptom): When the mouth is not as moist as usual.

Xerostomia (symptom): Dry mouth (xerostomia) is common in many adults and may make it hard to eat, swallow, taste, and speak. (Source: excerpt from Taking Care of Your Teeth and Mouth - Age Page - Health Information: NIA)

More information on symptom: Dry mouth:

• Dry mouth

Terms associated with Xerostomia:

Terms Similar to Xerostomia:

• Aptyalism
• Asialia
• Dry mouth
• Hyposalivation
• Oral dryness
• Salivary secretion decreased
• Salivation decreased

Source: Diseases Database

• Asialia
• Hyposalivation
• Mouth Dryness

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Xerostomia:

• Sjogren's Syndrome

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Xerostomia

• Salivary Gland Diseases

Source - MeSH 2007

• salivary disorder

Source - CRISP

The term Xerostomia can be used for:

• aptyalism
• asialism
• dry mouth

Source: CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Xerostomia:

• sign /symptom
• Sjogren's syndrome

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Xerostomia

The following list attempts to classify Xerostomia into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Stomatognathic Diseases
  • Mouth Diseases
    • Salivary Gland Diseases
      • Xerostomia

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