@futurern_nursing: Let's test your medical terminology! Can you identify the correct clinical definition for xerostomia? Drop your guess in the comments before the reveal! 👇🗣️ The correct answer is... B. Dry mouth ✅ Xerostomia is the medical term for dry mouth, which often occurs as a side effect of many common medications, dehydration, or systemic conditions. Excessive sweating is medically known as hyperhidrosis, not xerostomia. Increased salivation is the exact opposite of this condition and is referred to as hypersalivation or sialorrhea. Inflammation of the gums is called gingivitis, which is a dental issue completely unrelated to decreased saliva production. #NursingSchool #NCLEXPrep #PharmacologyTips #nursingtips #nursingstudent

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usmanakhtar04
عثمان اختر :
xero word originally came form xerophytes that means dry plants and stomia is derived from opening that means drt opening
2026-08-29 13:46:27
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badgalrose :
B
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Dee Sang :
Everyone said B ill say B
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Rev. Dr. Theresa Hearn Haynes :
b
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Mom💜Boss💰NurseBae🩺 :
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✨RN Zeeshan 🩺😷 :
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Audacious 2830 :
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Nurse blessed practitioner :
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RN. Fazal Manan Mashwani :
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Sweets So :
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mezgebeselasie :
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