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Noun: keratomalacia
  1. Softening and drying and ulceration of the cornea resulting from vitamin A deficiency; symptom of cystic fibrosis or sprue
    "The ophthalmologist diagnosed keratomalacia in the malnourished child"

Derived forms: keratomalacias

Type of: symptom

Encyclopedia: Keratomalacia