Definition of xerophthalmia
: a dry thickened lusterless condition of the eyeball resulting especially from a severe systemic deficiency of vitamin A
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Origin and Etymology of xerophthalmia
Late Latin, from Greek xērophthalmia, from xēr- xer- + ophthalmia ophthalmia
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First Known Use: circa 1656
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medical Definition of xerophthalmia
: a dry thickened lusterless condition of the eyeball resulting especially from a severe systemic deficiency of vitamin A — compare keratomalacia
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