xērophthalmĭa — Lewis & Short
xērophthalmĭa, ae, f., = chrofqalmi/a,
I a dry soreness of the eyes, an inflammation of the eyes, Marc. Emp. 8, 3 (in Cels. 6, 6, 29, written as Greek).
The corpus record — Latin
xērophthalmĭa
xērophthalmĭa · f
a dry soreness of the eyes
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