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keratoconjunctivitis

[ ker-uh-toh-kuhn-juhngk-tuh-vahy-tis ]

noun

, Ophthalmology.
  1. inflammation of the cornea and conjunctiva.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of keratoconjunctivitis1

First recorded in 1885–90; kerato- + conjunctivitis

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