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keratoconjunctivitis
noun
ker·a·to·con·junc·ti·vi·tis
| \ ˈker-ə-(ˌ)tō-kən-ˌjəŋ(k)-tə-ˈvī-təs
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Definition of keratoconjunctivitis
: combined inflammation of the cornea and conjunctiva
especially
: an infectious often epidemic disease that is caused by an adenovirus (especially serotypes of species Human adenovirus B and Human adenovirus D of the genus Mastadenovirus) and is marked by pain, redness and swelling of the conjunctiva, edema of the tissues around the eye, and tenderness of the adjacent lymph nodes
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keratoconjunctivitis
noun
ker·a·to·con·junc·ti·vi·tis
| \ ˈker-ə-(ˌ)tō-kən-ˌjəŋ(k)-tə-ˈvīt-əs
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Medical Definition of keratoconjunctivitis
: combined inflammation of the cornea and conjunctiva
especially
: epidemic keratoconjunctivitis — compare keratitis
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