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What is the noun for xerophthalmia?

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xerophthalmia
  1. (ophthalmology) A condition due to a deficiency of vitamin A where the conjunctiva and cornea become dry. The condition starts with conjunctival xerosis and night blindness and progresses to corneal xerosis and, later, a severe condition called keratomalacia.
  2. Examples:
    1. “This product has lost most of its vitamins A and D, which are needed to ward off xerophthalmia and rickets.”
      “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.”
xerophthalmy
  1. Alternative form of xerophthalmia
xerophthalmus
  1. Alternative form of xerophthalmia
xerosis
  1. (medicine) dryness
  2. Examples:
    1. “Some treatments for AD can further exacerbate xerosis, itching, and irritation.”
      “Like xerosis and atopic dermatitis, allergic contact dermatitis is an eczematous reaction, but the reaction is localized to allergen-exposed areas.”
      “There are few reports of diphtheroid endocarditis on intact valves, and, to our knowledge, this is the first case in which the offending organism was identified as C xerosis.”
xerophthalmias
  1. plural of xerophthalmia
xeroses
  1. plural of xerosis
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