Usually means: Decreased saliva production; feels parched.
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We found 18 dictionaries that define the word dry mouth:

General (9 matching dictionaries)
  1. dry mouth: Merriam-Webster
  2. dry mouth: Vocabulary.com
  3. dry mouth: Wiktionary
  4. dry mouth: Dictionary.com
  5. Dry mouth: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. dry mouth: Rhymezone
  7. dry mouth: FreeDictionary.org
  8. dry mouth: Mnemonic Dictionary
  9. dry mouth: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (8 matching dictionaries)
  1. dry mouth: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dry mouth, Mouth, dry: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
  3. Dry mouth: Merck Manuals
  4. Digestive Diseases Dictionary (No longer online)
  5. Specific Diseases/Disorders (No longer online)
  6. dry mouth: Medical dictionary
  7. Rudy's List of Archaic Medical Terms (No longer online)
  8. Dry mouth, Mouth, dry: Drug Medical Dictionary

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Dry mouth: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (dry mouth)

▸ noun:  (medicine) Abnormal dryness of the mouth

Similar:
xerostomia, xerostomy, xerosis, hypodipsia, xerostoma, amyxorrhea, adipsia, xeroma, aptyalia, xeropthalmia, more...

Opposite:
salivation, moist mouth, wet mouth

Types:
xerostomia, cotton mouth, more...

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Similar:
xerostomia, xerostomy, xerosis, hypodipsia, xerostoma, amyxorrhea, adipsia, xeroma, aptyalia, xeropthalmia, more...

Opposite:
salivation, moist mouth, wet mouth

Types:
xerostomia, cotton mouth, more...



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