keratoconjunctivitis

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

noun Ophthalmology.

inflammation of the cornea and conjunctiva.

Origin of keratoconjunctivitis

First recorded in 1885–90; kerato- + conjunctivitis

Medical definitions for keratoconjunctivitis

keratoconjunctivitis
[ kĕr′ə-tō-kən-jŭngk′tə-vītĭs ]

n.

Inflammation of the cornea and conjunctiva resulting from hypersensitivity of corneal and conjunctival epithelium to an endogenous toxin.