keratitis
keratitis noun: inflammation of the cornea.
Noun
keratitis (countable and uncountable, plural keratitises or keratitides)
- Inflammation of the cornea.
- Synonyms:
- corneitis
keratitis meaning in Tamil and Malay
keratitis in Tamil
- விழிப்பாவை அழற்சி, கருவிழியழல், விழிஊடுருவு படஅழற்சி, விழிக்கரும் படல அழற்சி
keratitis in Malay
- inflammation of the cornea
- radang kornea, keratitis
Synonyms of keratitis
Forms of keratitis
| plural | keratitises |
|---|---|
| plural | keratitides |
| alternative form | ceratitis |
Origin of keratitis
Probably borrowed from French kératite, from Ancient Greek κέρᾰτ- (kérăt-), κέρας (kéras, “horn”) + French -ite (“-itis”); see kerato-.
Words formed from keratitis
Questions about keratitis
- What does keratitis mean?
- Keratitis means inflammation of the cornea.
- What is keratitis in Tamil?
- Keratitis in Tamil is விழிப்பாவை அழற்சி, கருவிழியழல், விழிஊடுருவு படஅழற்சி. See Keratitis meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is keratitis?
- Keratitis is a noun.
- What is the plural of keratitis?
- The plural of keratitis is keratitises.
Words near keratitis in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: keratitis (page history and authors); keratitis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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