Diseases

Xerostomia

Decreased salivary flow.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Decreased salivary flow.

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7 entry terms
  • Asialia
  • Hyposalivation
  • Mouth Dryness
  • Asialias
  • Dryness, Mouth
  • Hyposalivations
  • Xerostomias

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

decreased saliva flow

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WI 230

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Xerostomia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014987. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014987
  2. Xerostomia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerostomia
  3. Xerostomia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1162276