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xerophthalmia

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 keratomalacia.

Noun

xerophthalmia (countable and uncountable, plural xerophthalmias)

  1. 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 keratomalacia.

xerophthalmia meaning in Tamil, Kannada and Vietnamese

xerophthalmia in Tamil

கருவிழிநைவு, மாலைக்கண் நோய், உலர்கண், கண்வறட்சி, வறட்டுக்கண், வறள் கண்

xerophthalmia in Kannada

ಕಾವುಗಣ್ಣು

xerophthalmia in Vietnamese

condition
chứng khô mắt, bệnh khô mắt

Synonyms of xerophthalmia

Forms of xerophthalmia

pluralxerophthalmias

Origin of xerophthalmia

From xero- + ophthalmia.

Words formed from xerophthalmia

Questions about xerophthalmia

What does xerophthalmia mean?
Xerophthalmia means 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 keratomalacia.
What is xerophthalmia in Tamil?
Xerophthalmia in Tamil is கருவிழிநைவு, மாலைக்கண் நோய், உலர்கண். See Xerophthalmia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is xerophthalmia?
Xerophthalmia is a noun.
What is the plural of xerophthalmia?
The plural of xerophthalmia is xerophthalmias.

Words near xerophthalmia in the dictionary

  1. xerophobe
  2. xerophobes
  3. xerophobia
  4. xerophobic
  5. xerophobous
  6. xerophthalmia
  7. xerophthalmias
  8. xerophthalmic
  9. xerophthalmos
  10. xerophthalmus
  11. xerophthalmy

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Adapted from Wiktionary: xerophthalmia (page history and authors); xerophthalmia (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); xerophthalmia (Kannada 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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