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noun
An eye disorder that leads to a dry cornea, often caused by a deficiency of vitamin A.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
softening and drying and ulceration of the cornea resulting from vitamin A deficiency; symptom of cystic fibrosis or sprue
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: symptom
History
From kerato- + malacia.
