keratitis
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of keratitis
Example Sentences
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Contact lens use is now the leading cause of microbial keratitis in patients with otherwise healthy eyes in countries in the global north.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2023
Infections can present in ways such as keratitis, sepsis and respiratory and urinary tract infections.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 23, 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
Does that mean that contacts contribute to, or cause, the conjunctivitis, keratitis and other health concerns that often afflict wearers?
From US News ● Mar. 22, 2016
The principal causes of primary keratitis are traumata and infection from the conjunctiva.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various
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