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Definition of: xerophthalmia
(zir′əf·thal′mē·ə) noun Pathol.
Inflammation with thickening of the lining membrane of the eye, but without liquid discharge: associated with conjunctivitis and a lack of vitamin A. [<NL <Gk. xēros dry + ophthalmos an eye]
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