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Xerophthalmia

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) An abnormal dryness of the eyeball produced usually by long-continued inflammation and subsequent atrophy of the conjunctiva.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Xerophthalmia'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​x/xerophthalmia.html. 1828.