Sjögren's syndrome

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

Noun

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

Related terms

 * Sjögren-Larsson syndrome

Translations

 * Polish:
 * Spanish: síndrome de Sjögren
 * Swedish: