1) Conjunctivitis arida 2) Dryness 3) Waterlessness 4) Xeroma 5) Xerophthalmia 6) Xerotes 1) Xeroma 
Synonym for xerophthalmia ... <disease> A dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea due to vitamin A deficiency. The condition begins with night blindness and conjunctival xerosis and progresses to corneal xerosis, and, in the late stages, to keratomalacia. ... (18 Nov 1997) ... 
Type: Term Pronunciation: zē′rof-thal′mŭs Synonyms: xerophthalmia
xerophthalmia, xerophthalmus 1. Abnormal and severe dryness of the surface of the cornea and conjunctiva (mucous membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelid and the exposed surface of the eyeball), which may occur in pemphigus (acute or chronic skin diseases characterized by groups of itching blisters), vitamin A deficiency, or certain auto...