xerostomia
noun
xerostomia is spelled X-E-R-O-S-T-O-M-I-A: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, xerostomia means “Abnormal dryness of the mouth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of xerostomia is xerostomias.
How many letters and syllables are in xerostomia?
| Letters | 10: X-E-R-O-S-T-O-M-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is xerostomia?
Xerostomia appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of xerostomia
- xerostomias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does xerostomia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Abnormal dryness of the mouth.
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Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does xerostomia come from?
From xero- + stoma + -ia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).