Xerophthalmia

[,ziәrɒf'θælmiә]

(noun.) abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eyes; may be due to a systemic deficiency of vitamin A.

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(n.) An abnormal dryness of the eyeball produced usually by long-continued inflammation and subsequent atrophy of the conjunctiva.

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n. a dry form of conjunctivis.

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