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keratitis

American  
[ker-uh-tahy-tis] / ˌkɛr əˈtaɪ tɪs /

noun

Pathology.
  1. inflammation of the cornea.


keratitis British  
/ ˌkɛrəˈtaɪtɪs /

noun

  1. inflammation of the cornea

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of keratitis

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

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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 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

He described keratitis as "an injury or inflammation of the cornea, the clear part of the front of the eye through which we see."

From US News Nov. 13, 2014

Sometimes keratitis exists in a herd as a transmissible disease, spreading like infectious conjunctivitis.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

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