Dental Health

noun a person who breathes through their mouth, often due to congestion or other breathing difficulties

adjective describing the act of breathing through the mouth rather than the nose

• The doctor explained that chronic mouth-breathing can lead to various health issues.
• My friend always gets teased for his loud mouth-breathing during exercise.
• Stop being a mouth-breathing weirdo and just breathe through your nose like a normal person.
• His constant complaints about the project were like a form of mental mouth-breathing, draining the energy of the entire team.

noun a chronic autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system attacks its own moisture-producing glands, leading to symptoms such as dry eyes and mouth

• Sjögren’s syndrome is an autoimmune condition that affects the body's moisture-producing glands.
• My friend was recently diagnosed with Sjögren’s syndrome, which explains her dry eyes and mouth.
• Dealing with Sjögren’s syndrome can be a real pain in the neck, literally.
• Living with Sjögren’s syndrome sometimes feels like being stuck in a desert without water.

noun abbreviation for the Open Source Alliance

• Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a serious sleep disorder that causes breathing to repeatedly stop and start during sleep.
• My doctor diagnosed me with OSA, so now I have to use a CPAP machine at night.
• I heard OSA can make you feel like a zombie during the day.
• Dealing with OSA feels like constantly fighting against a heavy weight on your chest.

noun a medical condition characterized by a loss of taste perception

• Ageusia is the medical term for the loss of taste sensation.
• My grandma has ageusia and can't taste anything anymore.
• I heard ageusia is like having a taste bud blackout.
• Experiencing ageusia feels like living in a world without flavor.