- xerophthalmia
- xērophthalmia, ae f. (греч. ; лат. arida lippitudo)сухое гнойное воспаление глаз CC
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Xerophthalmia — Classification and external resources ICD 10 E50.6 E50.7 ICD 9 … Wikipedia
xerophthalmia — [zir΄äf thal′mē ə] n. [LL < Gr xērophthalmia: see XERO & OPHTHALMIA] a form of conjunctivitis characterized by a dry and lusterless condition of the eyeball and caused by a deficiency of vitamin A xerophthalmic adj … English World dictionary
Xerophthalmia — Xe roph*thal mi*a, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? dry + ? the eye. See {Ophthalmia}.] (Med.) An abnormal dryness of the eyeball produced usually by long continued inflammation and subsequent atrophy of the conjunctiva. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Xerophthalmia — Xerophthalmia, griech., trockene Augenentzündung … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
Xerophthalmia — Dry eyes. Also, called conjunctivitis arida. Xerophthalmia can be associated with systemic diseases (such as Sjögren s syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, hypothyroidism, and… … Medical dictionary
xerophthalmia — noun Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek xērophthalmia, from xēr xer + ophthalmia ophthalmia Date: circa 1656 a dry thickened lusterless condition of the eyeball resulting especially from a severe systemic deficiency of vitamin A • xerophthalmic… … New Collegiate Dictionary
xerophthalmia — xerophthalmic, adj. /zear of thal mee euh, op /, n. Ophthalm. abnormal dryness of the eyeball characterized by conjunctivitis, caused by a deficiency of tears and attributed to a lack of vitamin A. [1650 60; XER + OPHTHALMIA] * * * … Universalium
xerophthalmia — noun A condition due to a deficiency of vitamin A where the conjunctiva and cornea become dry. The condition starts with conjunctival xerosis and night blindness and progresses to corneal xerosis and, later, a severe condition called… … Wiktionary
xerophthalmia — n. type of eye disease causing dryness of the eye (Medicine, Ophthalmology) … English contemporary dictionary
xerophthalmia — [ˌzɪərɒf θalmɪə, ˌzɛ ] noun Medicine abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eye, typically associated with vitamin A deficiency … English new terms dictionary
xerophthalmia — xe·roph·thal·mia … English syllables
