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Keratomalacia is an eye disorder that results from Vitamin A deficiency. Vitamin A is required to maintain specialized epithelia (such as in the cornea and conjunctiva). The precise mechanism is still not known, but vitamin A is necessary for the maintenance of the specialized epithelial surfaces of the body. A lack of vitamin A leads to atrophic ...
Dryness with ulceration and perforation of the cornea, with absence of inflammatory reactions, occurring in cachectic children; results from severe vitamin A deficiency. ... Synonym: xerotic keratitis. ... Origin: kerato-+ G. Malakia, softness ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(ker″ә-to-mә-la´shә) softening and necrosis of the cornea associated with vitamin A deficiency.
Type: Term Pronunciation: ker′ă-tō-mă-lā′shē-ă Definitions: 1. Dryness with ulceration and perforation of the cornea, with absence of inflammatory reactions, occurring in cachectic children; results from severe vitamin A deficiency. Synonyms: xerotic keratitis
[n] - softening and drying and ulceration of the cornea resulting from vitamin A deficiency
keratomalacia Dryness with ulceration and perforation of the cornea, with absence of inflammatory reactions, occurring in cachectic children; results from severe vitamin A deficiency.