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xe·roph·thal·mia
\ˌziˌräfˈthalmēə, ˌzēˌr-, ÷ -äpˈth-\ noun
Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek xērophthalmia, from xēr- xer- + -ophthalmia
: a dry thickened lusterless condition of the eyeball resulting from a severe systemic deficiency of vitamin A — compare keratomalacia
• xe·roph·thal·mic \| ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷mik\ adjective |