What is an abnormal dryness of the eyeball produced usually by long- continued inflammation and subsequent atrophy of the conjunctiva called?
xerophthalmia — An abnormal dryness of the eyeball produced usually by long- continued inflammation and subsequent atrophy of the conjunctiva. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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