xērophthalmĭa, ae, f., = ξηροφθαλμία,
a dry soreness of the eyes , an inflammation of the eyes , Marc. Emp. 8, 3 (in Cels. 6, 6, 29, written as Greek).
·noun An abnormal dryness of the eyeball produced usually by long-continued inflammation and subsequ...
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