Definition of xerophthalmia in English:

xerophthalmia

noun ˌzɪərɒfˈθalmɪəˌzɛrɒfˈθalmɪə

mass nounMedicine

Abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eye, with inflammation and ridge formation, typically associated with vitamin A deficiency.
〔医〕（尤指因缺少维生素A引起的）眼干燥，干眼病
Example sentencesExamples
- In the early 1990s, results from observational studies showed an increased mortality among children with clinical xerophthalmia.
- A guide to their use in the treatment and prevention of vitamin A deficiency and xerophthalmia.
- Of these, 9 children had overt vitamin A deficiency as evident by the presence of xerophthalmia.
- The abundant vitamin A contained in these foods can prevent vision decline and eye diseases like coronal dryness, night blindness and xerophthalmia, another form of dryness in the eye.
- This product has lost most of its vitamins A and D, which are needed to ward off xerophthalmia (an eye disease) and rickets.

Definition of xerophthalmia in US English:

xerophthalmia

noun

Medicine

Abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eye, with inflammation and ridge formation, typically associated with vitamin A deficiency.
〔医〕（尤指因缺少维生素A引起的）眼干燥，干眼病
Example sentencesExamples
- This product has lost most of its vitamins A and D, which are needed to ward off xerophthalmia (an eye disease) and rickets.
- In the early 1990s, results from observational studies showed an increased mortality among children with clinical xerophthalmia.
- Of these, 9 children had overt vitamin A deficiency as evident by the presence of xerophthalmia.
- The abundant vitamin A contained in these foods can prevent vision decline and eye diseases like coronal dryness, night blindness and xerophthalmia, another form of dryness in the eye.
- A guide to their use in the treatment and prevention of vitamin A deficiency and xerophthalmia.

单词	xerophthalmia
释义	Definition of xerophthalmia in English: xerophthalmia noun ˌzɪərɒfˈθalmɪəˌzɛrɒfˈθalmɪə mass nounMedicine Abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eye, with inflammation and ridge formation, typically associated with vitamin A deficiency. 〔医〕（尤指因缺少维生素A引起的）眼干燥，干眼病 Example sentencesExamples In the early 1990s, results from observational studies showed an increased mortality among children with clinical xerophthalmia. A guide to their use in the treatment and prevention of vitamin A deficiency and xerophthalmia. Of these, 9 children had overt vitamin A deficiency as evident by the presence of xerophthalmia. The abundant vitamin A contained in these foods can prevent vision decline and eye diseases like coronal dryness, night blindness and xerophthalmia, another form of dryness in the eye. This product has lost most of its vitamins A and D, which are needed to ward off xerophthalmia (an eye disease) and rickets. Definition of xerophthalmia in US English: xerophthalmia noun Medicine Abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eye, with inflammation and ridge formation, typically associated with vitamin A deficiency. 〔医〕（尤指因缺少维生素A引起的）眼干燥，干眼病 Example sentencesExamples This product has lost most of its vitamins A and D, which are needed to ward off xerophthalmia (an eye disease) and rickets. In the early 1990s, results from observational studies showed an increased mortality among children with clinical xerophthalmia. Of these, 9 children had overt vitamin A deficiency as evident by the presence of xerophthalmia. The abundant vitamin A contained in these foods can prevent vision decline and eye diseases like coronal dryness, night blindness and xerophthalmia, another form of dryness in the eye. A guide to their use in the treatment and prevention of vitamin A deficiency and xerophthalmia.
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