Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun xerophthalmia

1 sense of xerophthalmia

Sense 1
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)
       => dryness, waterlessness, xerotes -- (the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water))