xerophthalmia | sense examples, Usage and Definition from wordnet dictionary online

Noun xerophthalmia has 1 sense

xerophthalmia, xerophthalmus, xeroma, conjunctivitis arida - abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eyes; may be due to a systemic deficiency of vitamin A
--₁ is a kind of dryness, waterlessness, xerotes