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keratoconjunctivitis

noun

  1. inflammation ("-itis") of the cornea and conjunctiva.
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Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ ? Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *kérats Ancient Greek κέρᾰς (kérăs)der. English kerato- English conjunctiva Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. New Latin -itisder. English -itis English conjunctivitis English keratoconjunctivitis From kerato- + conjunctivitis.

  1. An inflammation of the cornea and the conjunctiva.