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
First Known Use: circa 1656
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xerophthalmia
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xe·roph·thal·mia
\ˌzir-ˌäf-ˈthal-mē-ə, -ˌäp-ˈthal-\
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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