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keratoconjunctivitis

American  
[ker-uh-toh-kuhn-juhngk-tuh-vahy-tis] / ˌkɛr ə toʊ kənˌdʒʌŋk təˈvaɪ tɪs /

noun

Ophthalmology.
  1. inflammation of the cornea and conjunctiva.


Etymology

Origin of keratoconjunctivitis

First recorded in 1885–90; kerato- + conjunctivitis


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The team announced Monday Hachimura had bilateral epidemic keratoconjunctivitis, or EKC, two days before Washington’s scheduled season opener at Philadelphia.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 21, 2020

Dr. Murray Sanders of Manhattan got to work as soon as keratoconjunctivitis showed itself, announced last October that he had isolated the disease virus.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ophthalmologist Herbert E. Kaufman told a Manhattan symposium on virology last week that he has used the drug in 46 cases of a common infection of the eyes called herpetic keratoconjunctivitis.

From Time Magazine Archive

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