xerophthalmic
xerophthalmic adjective: of or pertaining to xerophthalmia.
Adjective
xerophthalmic (comparative more xerophthalmic, superlative most xerophthalmic)
- Of or pertaining to xerophthalmia.
- After becoming deficient in vitamin A, the patient became xerophthalmic.
Forms of xerophthalmic
| comparative | more xerophthalmic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most xerophthalmic |
Origin of xerophthalmic
From xerophthalmia + -ic.
Words formed from xerophthalmic
Words that rhyme with xerophthalmic
- anophthalmic
- exophthalmic
- ophthalmic
- antixerophthalmic
- buphthalmic
- hygrophthalmic
- interophthalmic
- intraophthalmic
- microphthalmic
- monophthalmic
- monothalmic
- nonophthalmic
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Questions about xerophthalmic
- What does xerophthalmic mean?
- Xerophthalmic means of or pertaining to xerophthalmia.
- What part of speech is xerophthalmic?
- Xerophthalmic is an adjective.
Words near xerophthalmic in the dictionary
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