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单词 xerophthalmia
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Definition of xerophthalmia in English:

xerophthalmia

noun ˌzɪərɒfˈθalmɪəˌzɛrɒfˈθalmɪə
mass nounMedicine
  • Abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eye, with inflammation and ridge formation, typically associated with vitamin A deficiency.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the early 1990s, results from observational studies showed an increased mortality among children with clinical xerophthalmia.
    • A guide to their use in the treatment and prevention of vitamin A deficiency and xerophthalmia.
    • Of these, 9 children had overt vitamin A deficiency as evident by the presence of xerophthalmia.
    • The abundant vitamin A contained in these foods can prevent vision decline and eye diseases like coronal dryness, night blindness and xerophthalmia, another form of dryness in the eye.
    • This product has lost most of its vitamins A and D, which are needed to ward off xerophthalmia (an eye disease) and rickets.
 
 

Definition of xerophthalmia in US English:

xerophthalmia

noun
Medicine
  • Abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eye, with inflammation and ridge formation, typically associated with vitamin A deficiency.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This product has lost most of its vitamins A and D, which are needed to ward off xerophthalmia (an eye disease) and rickets.
    • In the early 1990s, results from observational studies showed an increased mortality among children with clinical xerophthalmia.
    • Of these, 9 children had overt vitamin A deficiency as evident by the presence of xerophthalmia.
    • The abundant vitamin A contained in these foods can prevent vision decline and eye diseases like coronal dryness, night blindness and xerophthalmia, another form of dryness in the eye.
    • A guide to their use in the treatment and prevention of vitamin A deficiency and xerophthalmia.
 
 
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