keratitis

American

[ker-uh-tahy-tis] / ˌkɛr əˈtaɪ tɪs /

noun

Pathology.

inflammation of the cornea.

keratitis British

/ ˌkɛrəˈtaɪtɪs /

noun

inflammation of the cornea

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Etymology

Origin of keratitis

First recorded in 1855–60; kerat- + -itis

Example Sentences

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Microbial keratitis is one of the most serious potential complications for contact lens wearers.

From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2024

Infections have presented in a variety of ways, the CDC said, including through keratitis, sepsis and respiratory and urinary tract infections.

From Washington Post • Feb. 2, 2023

Huxley fell ill as a teenager with an eye condition called keratitis; he would struggle with his eyesight for decades afterward.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2016

"Wearing contact lenses is known to increase the risk of microbial keratitis and other inflammatory eye conditions," said study lead author Maria Dominguez-Bello.

From US News • Mar. 22, 2016

Prolonged high intra-ocular tension may be accompanied, particularly in cases of secondary glaucoma, by vesicular and bullous keratitis.

From Glaucoma A Symposium Presented at a Meeting of the Chicago Ophthalmological Society, November 17, 1913 by Nance, Willis O.

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