xeroman.

/zɪəˈrəʊmə/

Etymology: modern Latin, < Greek ξηρός dry, after sarcoma, etc.

Pathology.

Abnormal dryness of some part from lack of fluid secretion; spec. = xerophthalmia n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > [noun] > dryness

sclerophthalmia1704

xeroma1848

xerosis1890

sicca1938

dry eye1950

1848 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 7) 909/1 Xeroma, lachrymal, suppression of the lachrymal secretion.

1875 H. Walton Pract. Treat. Dis. Eye (ed. 3) 876 The cornea passes into complete pannus or xeroma.

Derivatives

xeˈromatous adj. of the nature of or affected with xeroma.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > [adjective] > dry

xeromatous1860

xerotic1890

1860 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. Xeromatous.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	xeroma
释义	xeroman. /zɪəˈrəʊmə/ Etymology: modern Latin, < Greek ξηρός dry, after sarcoma, etc. Pathology. Abnormal dryness of some part from lack of fluid secretion; spec. = xerophthalmia n. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > [noun] > dryness sclerophthalmia1704 xeroma1848 xerosis1890 sicca1938 dry eye1950 1848 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 7) 909/1 Xeroma, lachrymal, suppression of the lachrymal secretion. 1875 H. Walton Pract. Treat. Dis. Eye (ed. 3) 876 The cornea passes into complete pannus or xeroma. Derivatives xeˈromatous adj. of the nature of or affected with xeroma. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > [adjective] > dry xeromatous1860 xerotic1890 1860 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. Xeromatous. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1848
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