keratoconjunctivitis
IPA: kɛrʌtʌkɑndʒʌŋktˈaɪvˈaɪtʌs
noun
- (pathology) An inflammation of the cornea and the conjunctiva.
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Examples of "keratoconjunctivitis" in Sentences
- Superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis.
- Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis.
- There is no way to prevent keratoconjunctivitis sicca.
- Keratoconjunctivitis sicca is usually due to inadequate tear production.
- Epidemic keratoconjunctivitis EKC is a highly contagious disease caused by the adenovirus family of viruses.
- Viral keratoconjunctivitis, also known as pink eye, is a common, uncomfortable and highly contagious condition.
- Pink eye (viral keratoconjunctivitis) is highly contagious, and some people with the condition must remain in isolation for up to two weeks.
- Gentian violet, the most widely used colours concentrate in water colours, can cause skin discoloration, dermatitis, irritation of mucous membranes and lead to 'keratoconjunctivitis' and dark purple staining of cornea.
- Almost two decades ago, I was studying the bacterium Moraxella bovis which causes keratoconjunctivitis in cattle when I discovered that if I stabbed through the agar to the bottom of the Petri dish, the bacterium would form very large flat colonies at the interface of the agar with the Petri dish.
- The chapter entitled "Nanoviricides - A Novel Approach to Antiviral Therapeutics" provides an in-depth presentation of the NanoViricides platform technology, evidence for how nanoviricides are believed to act plus dramatic results of nanoviricides specifically targeting certain viral diseases, such as HIV and the ocular disease, epidemic keratoconjunctivitis EKC.
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