Xerophthalmia

·noun An abnormal dryness of the eyeball produced usually by long-continued inflammation and subsequent atrophy of the conjunctiva.

xerophthalmia
xērophthalmĭa, ae, f., = ξηροφθαλμία, a dry soreness of the eyes , an inflammation of the eyes , M...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.