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noun Ophthalmology.
abnormal dryness of the eyeball characterized by conjunctivitis, caused by a deficiency of tears and attributed to a lack of vitamin A.
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Xerophthalmia
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xerophthalmia xe·roph·thal·mi·a (zēr'ŏf-thāl'mē-ə)
n.
Extreme dryness of the conjunctiva resulting from disease localized in the eye or from a systemic deficiency of vitamin A. Also called xeroma.
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