眼球乾燥症
Xerophthalmia \Xe`roph*thal"mi*a\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? dry + ? the eye. See {Ophthalmia}.] (Med.) An abnormal dryness of the eyeball produced usually by long-continued inflammation and subsequent atrophy of the conjunctiva.
xerophthalmia n : abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eyes; may be due to a systemic deficiency of vitamin A [syn: {xerophthalmus}, {xeroma}, {conjunctivitis arida}]