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Definition of Dry mouth
1. Noun. Abnormal dryness of the mouth resulting from decreased secretion of saliva.
Definition of Dry mouth
1. Noun. (medicine) xerostomia ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dry Mouth
Literary usage of Dry mouth
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Eating Hints for Cancer Patients: Before, During and After Treatmentedited by Barry Leonard edited by Barry Leonard (1999)
"dry mouth Sore mouth Difficulty swal j Change in taste of food Treatment of
stomach or pelvis may cause: » Nausea and vomiting » Nausea and vomiting « Loss ..."
2. Thirty-five Years in the East: Adventures, Discoveries, Experiements, and by John Martin Honigberger (1852)
"... dry mouth, p. Altn., soreness of the mouth, inflammation of the throat, and
difficulty of swallowing, p. Amarant, er. tern., dryness of the mouth and ..."
3. Bound for Good Health: A Collection of Age PagesMedical (1993)
"Other Conditions of the Mouth dry mouth (xerostomia), which makes you feel ...
dry mouth is usually caused by salivary glands failing to function properly. ..."
4. A Text-book of the practice of medicine by Hobart Amory Hare (1907)
"Sometimes moderate doses of atropine are useful. In other cases, 10 to 15 grain
doses of camphoric acid given thrice a day may be used. dry mouth. ..."
5. Homœopathic Therapeutics by Samuel Lilienthal (1890)
"Polyuria with weakness; induced by grief or disappointed love ; headache along
cranial sutures; much thirst, with dry mouth and tongue, especially in ..."
6. The Treatment of Disease: A Manual of Practical Medicine by Reynold Webb Wilcox (1907)
"dry mouth. This condition, sometimes also called xerostomia, is usually seen in
febrile conditions but may occur independently. It is met most frequently in ..."
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