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Descriptor English: Xerostomia
Descriptor Spanish: Xerostomía
Descriptor xerostomía
Entry term(s) asialia
boca seca
hiposalivación
sequedad bucal
Scope note: Disminución del flujo salival.
Descriptor Portuguese: Xerostomia
Descriptor French: Xérostomie
Entry term(s): Asialia
Asialias
Dryness, Mouth
Hyposalivation
Hyposalivations
Mouth Dryness
Xerostomias
Tree number(s): C07.465.815.929
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014987
Scope note: Decreased salivary flow.
Annotation: decreased saliva flow
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
DeCS ID: 15386
Unique ID: D014987
NLM Classification: WI 230
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1993/06/03
Xerostomia - Preferred
Concept UI M0023067
Scope note Decreased salivary flow.
Preferred term Xerostomia
Entry term(s) Asialia
Asialias
Dryness, Mouth
Hyposalivation
Hyposalivations
Mouth Dryness
Xerostomias



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