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XEROPHTHALMUS

• XEROPHTHALMUS (noun)
The noun XEROPHTHALMUS has 1 sense:

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

Familiarity information: XEROPHTHALMUS used as a noun is very rare.

• XEROPHTHALMUS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eyes; may be due to a systemic deficiency of vitamin A

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

conjunctivitis arida; xeroma; xerophthalmia; xerophthalmus

Hypernyms ("xerophthalmus" is a kind of...):

dryness; waterlessness; xerotes (the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water))

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