KERATITIS

keratitis

(noun) inflammation of the cornea causing watery painful eyes and blurred vision

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

keratitis (countable and uncountable, plural keratitises or keratitides)

(disease) Inflammation of the cornea.

Synonyms

• corneitis

Hyponyms

• keratoconjunctivitis

Source: Wiktionary


Ker`a*ti"tis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. -itis.] (Med.)

Definition: Inflammation of the cornea.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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