xerophthalmia

İngilizce - Türkçe

xerophthalmia teriminin İngilizce Türkçe sözlükte anlamı: gözün aşırı kuruması, göz kuruluğu, A vitamini eksikliğinden kaynaklanır; (Tıp) Konjonktif kuruluğu

İngilizce - İngilizce

xerophthalmia teriminin İngilizce İngilizce sözlükte anlamı: 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; (Tıp, İlaç) Extreme dryness and thickening of the conjunctiva, often resulting from a deficiency of vitamin A; (Tıp, İlaç) Keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS), also called keratitis sicca, sicca syndrome, xerophthalmia, dry eye syndrome (DES), or simply dry eyes, is an eye disease caused by decreased tear production or increased tear film evaporation commonly found in humans and some animals. Keratoconjunctivitis sicca is Latin and its literal translation is "dryness of the cornea and conjunctiva". It may be helpful to know that "sicca" is part of the English word "desiccate."; abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eyes; may be due to a systemic deficiency of vitamin A; {i} type of eye disease causing dryness of the eye (Medicine, Ophthalmology); An abnormal dryness of the eyeball produced usually by long- continued inflammation and subsequent atrophy of the conjunctiva; A condition due to a deficiency of vitamin A in which 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; xerophthalmy