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keratitis

[ ker-uh-tahy-tis ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. inflammation of the cornea.


keratitis

/ ˌkɛrəˈtaɪtɪs /

noun

  1. inflammation of the cornea
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of keratitis1

First recorded in 1855–60; kerat- + -itis
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Example Sentences

Microbial keratitis is one of the most serious potential complications for contact lens wearers.

Contact lens use is now the leading cause of microbial keratitis in patients with otherwise healthy eyes in countries in the global north.

Infections can present in ways such as keratitis, sepsis and respiratory and urinary tract infections.

Infections have presented in a variety of ways, the CDC said, including through keratitis, sepsis and respiratory and urinary tract infections.

Samples from her eye tested positive for Acanthamoeba keratitis, a rare parasitic infection of the cornea.

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