xerophthalmic

English

Etymology

From xerophthalmia +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ælmɪk

Adjective

xerophthalmic (comparative more xerophthalmic, superlative most xerophthalmic)

1. Of or pertaining to xerophthalmia.

   After becoming deficient in vitamin A, the patient became xerophthalmic.

Translations

of or pertaining to xerophthalmia

• French: xérophtalmique
• Italian: xeroftalmico
• Portuguese: xeroftálmico
• Spanish: xeroftálmico