keratitisn.
/kɛrəˈtʌɪtɪs/ Pathology.
Inflammation of the cornea.
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1858 J. Hutchinson in Ophthalmic Hosp. Rep. Oct. 229 (heading) Chronic Interstitial Keratitis.
1859 J. Dixon Pract. Study Dis. Eye (ed. 2) 92 True Keratitis commonly occurs in children and young persons.
1884 E. O'Donovan Story of Merv xvi. 174 Keratitis, the ophthalmic malady commonly known by the name of ‘pearl’.
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