dry mouth

noun

Abnormal dryness of the mouth

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asialismcottonmouthxerostomia
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Meanings

noundry mouth (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineAbnormal dryness of the mouth
  2. countableUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dry, mouth.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
asialismcottonmouthxerostomia

nounabnormal dryness of the mouth resulting from decreased secretion of saliva

Similar
xerostomia
Broader
drynesswaterlessnessxerotes
Also see
cottonmouthxerostomia

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic جفاف الحلق
  • جفاف الحلق (jafaf alhalaq)dry mouth
Basque xerostomia
  • xerostomiadry mouth
Catalan xerostomia
  • xerostomiadry mouth
Chinese Mandarin 口乾 /口干
  • 口乾 /口干 (kǒugān)dry mouth
Czech xerostomie, suchost úst
  • xerostomiedry mouth
  • suchost ústdry mouth
Danish mundtørhed, xerostomi
  • mundtørheddry mouth
  • xerostomidry mouth
Dutch drogemondsyndroom, xerostomie
  • drogemondsyndroomdry mouth
  • xerostomiedry mouth
  • hyposalivatiedry mouth
Estonian kserostoomia, suukuivus
  • kserostoomiadry mouth
  • suukuivusdry mouth
Finnish kserostomia
  • kserostomiadry mouth
French xérostomie
  • xérostomiedry mouth
German Mundtrockenheit, Xerostomie
  • Mundtrockenheitdry mouth
  • Xerostomiedry mouth
Greek ξηροστομία
  • ξηροστομία (xirostomía)dry mouth
Hindi शुष्क मुख
  • शुष्क मुख (śuṣk mukh)dry mouth
Indonesian xerostomia
  • xerostomiadry mouth
Italian xerostomia
  • xerostomiadry mouth
Japanese 口腔乾燥症
  • 口腔乾燥症 (kōkū kansō-shō)dry mouth
Latin xerostomia
  • xerostomiadry mouth
Polish kserostomia
  • kserostomiadry mouth
Portuguese xerostomia, boca seca
  • xerostomiadry mouth
  • boca secadry mouth
Romanian xerostomie
  • xerostomiedry mouth
Russian ксеростоми́я
  • ксеростоми́я (kserostomíja)dry mouth
Slovak xerostomia, suché ústa
  • xerostomiadry mouth
  • suché ústadry mouth
Spanish xerostomía
  • xerostomíadry mouth
Swedish muntorrhet, xerostomi
  • muntorrhetdry mouth
  • xerostomidry mouth
Tamil உலர்வாய்
  • உலர்வாய் (ularvāy)dry mouth
Turkish xerostomi
  • xerostomidry mouth
Cite this entry
APA

dry mouth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20mouth

MLA

“dry mouth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20mouth. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dry mouth,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20mouth.

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