ˌziˌräfˈthalmēə, ˌzēˌr-, ÷ -äpˈth- noun
Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek xērophthalmia, from xēr- xer- + -ophthalmia
: a dry thickened lusterless condition of the eyeball resulting from a severe systemic deficiency of vitamin A — compare keratomalacia
• xe·roph·thal·mic | ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷mik adjective