keratoconjunctivitis


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keratoconjunctivitis

[¦ker·əd·ō·kən‚jəŋk·tə′vīd·əs]
(medicine)
Concurrent inflammation of the cornea and the conjunctiva. Also known as shipyard eye.
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Its proper name is Keratoconjunctivitis sicca ("sicca" means dry in Latin).
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