keratomalacia
41κερατο(ειδο)μαλακία — η ιατρ. μαλάκυνση τού κερατοειδούς χιτώνα τού οφθαλμού. [ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Αντιδάνεια λ., πρβλ. αγγλ. keratomalacia < kerato (πρβλ. κέρας, τος) + malacia (πρβλ. μαλακία] …
42КЕРАТОМАЛЯЦИЯ — (от греч. Keras рог и malacos мягкий), очень тяжелое заболевание роговицы, поражающее обычно оба глаза, главн. образом у очень маленьких детей, страдающих резким упадком питания и сильно истощенных обильными поносами или перенесенными общими б… …
43-malacia — 1) abnormal softening of a part, organ, or tissue, such as bone (see osteomalacia). n. 2) combining form denoting abnormal softening of a tissue. keratomalacia of the cornea …
44night blindness — the inability to see in dim light or at night. It is due to a disorder of the cells in the retina that are responsible for vision in dim light (see rod), and can result from dietary deficiency of vitamin A. If the vitamin deficiency is allowed to …
45vitamin A — retinol a fat soluble vitamin that occurs preformed in foods of animal origin (especially milk products, egg yolk, and liver) and is formed in the body from the pigment β carotene, present in some vegetable foods (for example cabbage, lettuce,… …
46xerophthalmia — n. a progressive nutritional disease of the eye due to deficiency of vitamin A. The cornea and conjunctiva become dry, thickened, and wrinkled. This may progress to keratomalacia and eventual blindness …
