Xerophthalmia

Meaning

Noun

●

In Ophthalmology:

A

due to a

of

A where the

and

become

. The

with

l

and

night blindness

and

to

and,

, a

called keratomalacia.

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Origin

xerophthalmia

English

ophthalmia

English

xero-

English

ξηρός

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

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