keratitis
noun
ker·a·ti·tis
ˌker-ə-ˈtī-təs 
plural keratitides
ˌker-ə-ˈti-tə-ˌdēz
: inflammation of the cornea of the eye
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The Company is also developing drugs against a number of viral diseases including oral and genital Herpes, viral diseases of the eye including EKC and herpes keratitis, H1N1 swine flu, H5N1 bird flu, seasonal Influenza, HIV, Hepatitis C, Rabies, Dengue fever, and Ebola virus, among others.
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Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024
The Company is developing drugs against a number of viral diseases including oral and genital Herpes, viral diseases of the eye including EKC and herpes keratitis, H1N1 swine flu, H5N1 bird flu, seasonal Influenza, HIV, Hepatitis C, Rabies, Dengue fever, and Ebola virus, among others.
—Kansas City Star, 23 May 2024
Those include eye infections—infection of the cornea (keratitis) and infection of tissue or fluids inside the eyeball (endophthalmitis)—to respiratory infections, urinary tract infections, and sepsis.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 2 Feb. 2023
Contact lens wearers in particular are more prone to bacterial keratitis, or an infection of the cornea caused by bacteria.
—Julia Landwehr, Health, 2 Nov. 2023
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Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024
The Company is developing drugs against a number of viral diseases including oral and genital Herpes, viral diseases of the eye including EKC and herpes keratitis, H1N1 swine flu, H5N1 bird flu, seasonal Influenza, HIV, Hepatitis C, Rabies, Dengue fever, and Ebola virus, among others.
—Kansas City Star, 23 May 2024
Those include eye infections—infection of the cornea (keratitis) and infection of tissue or fluids inside the eyeball (endophthalmitis)—to respiratory infections, urinary tract infections, and sepsis.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 2 Feb. 2023
Contact lens wearers in particular are more prone to bacterial keratitis, or an infection of the cornea caused by bacteria.
—Julia Landwehr, Health, 2 Nov. 2023
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keratitis
noun
ker·a·ti·tis
ˌker-ə-ˈtīt-əs
plural keratitides
-ˈtit-ə-ˌdēz
: inflammation of the cornea of the eye characterized by burning or smarting, blurring of vision, and sensitiveness to light and caused by infectious or noninfectious agents
called also corneitis
compare keratoconjunctivitisLove words? Need even more definitions?
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