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Eye Diseases > Conjunctival Diseases > Xerophthalmia
Eye Diseases > Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases > Dry Eye Syndromes > Xerophthalmia

Preferred term

Xerophthalmia  

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Note

  • dryness of the eyes; do not restrict to the xerosis of vit A defic: use for any cause; do not confuse with DRY EYE SYNDROMES

Scope note

  • Dryness of the eye surfaces caused by deficiency of tears or conjunctival secretions. It may be associated with vitamin A deficiency, trauma, or any condition in which the eyelids do not close completely.

In other languages

  • silmien kuivuus

    Finnish

  • kseroftalmia
  • kuiva silmä
  • kuivasilmäisyys
  • kyynelvajaus
  • sicca-syndrooma
  • silmän kuivuus
  • syndroma oculi sicci
  • torra ögon -syndrom
  • xerophthalmia
  • Ögontorrhet

    Swedish

  • Xeroftalmi

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D014985

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