keratoconjunctivitis en · NOUN
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.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The inflammation of the cornea and conjunctiva of the eye, often caused by infections, allergies, dryness, or irritation.
Deriveds
flash keratoconjunctivitis · atopic keratoconjunctivitis · epidemic keratoconjunctivitis · keratoconjunctival · virus punctate keratoconjunctivitis · vernal keratoconjunctivitis · infectious keratoconjunctivitis · superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis · infectious caprine keratoconjunctivitis · microsporidian keratoconjunctivitis · ultraviolet keratoconjunctivitis · keratoconjunctivitis sicca · herpetic keratoconjunctivitis · virus keratoconjunctivitis · keratoconjunctive · phlyctenular keratoconjunctivitis · infectious ovine keratoconjunctivitis · shipyard keratoconjunctivitis · infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis
Hyponyms
Translations (5)
cs keratokonjunktivitida (inflammation of the cornea and the conjunctiva) · cmn 角結膜炎 /角结膜炎 (inflammation of the cornea and the conjunctiva) · yue 角結膜炎 /角结膜炎 (inflammation of the cornea and the conjunctiva) · fr kératoconjonctivite (inflammation of the cornea and the conjunctiva) · nl keratoconjunctivitis (inflammation of the cornea and the conjunctiva)