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xerostomia

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Abnormal dryness of the mouth.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Portuguêsxerostomia
Italianoxerostomia
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Examples

“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.””

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

xerotes xerotherm xerothermic period xerotolerance xerotripsis xerotropism

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