Keratoconjunctivitis


[ker-uh-toh-kuh n-juhngk-tuh-vahy-tis] /ˌkɛr ə toʊ kənˌdʒʌŋk təˈvaɪ tɪs/

noun, Ophthalmology.
1.
inflammation of the cornea and conjunctiva.

keratoconjunctivitis ker·a·to·con·junc·ti·vi·tis (kěr’ə-tō-kən-jŭngk’tə-vī’tĭs)
n.
Inflammation of the cornea and conjunctiva resulting from hypersensitivity of corneal and conjunctival epithelium to an endogenous toxin.

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