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xerophthalmia
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Xerophthalmia
(gcide) | Xerophthalmia \Xe`roph*thal"mi*a\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; xhro`s dry
+ ? the eye. See Ophthalmia.] (Med.)
An abnormal dryness of the eyeball produced usually by
long-continued inflammation and subsequent atrophy of the
conjunctiva.
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xerophthalmia
(wn) | xerophthalmia
n 1: abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eyes;
may be due to a systemic deficiency of vitamin A [syn:
xerophthalmia, xerophthalmus, xeroma, {conjunctivitis
arida}] |
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Xerophthalmia
(gcide) | Xerophthalmia \Xe`roph*thal"mi*a\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; xhro`s dry
+ ? the eye. See Ophthalmia.] (Med.)
An abnormal dryness of the eyeball produced usually by
long-continued inflammation and subsequent atrophy of the
conjunctiva.
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