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Descriptor English: Xerophthalmia
Descriptor Spanish: Xeroftalmia
Descriptor xeroftalmía
Scope note: Sequedad de las superficies oculares producida por deficiencia de lágrimas o de secreción conjuntival. Puede asociarse con deficiencia de vitamina A, traumatismo o cualquier afección en que los párpados no se cierren totalmente.
Descriptor Portuguese: Xeroftalmia
Descriptor French: Xérophtalmie
Entry term(s): Xerophthalmias
Tree number(s): C11.187.810
C11.496.260.892
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014985
Scope note: Dryness of the eye surfaces caused by deficiency of tears or conjunctival secretions. It may be associated with vitamin A deficiency, trauma, or any condition in which the eyelids do not close completely.
Annotation: dryness of the eyes; do not restrict to the xerosis of vit A defic: use for any cause; do not confuse with DRY EYE SYNDROMES
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
DeCS ID: 27958
Unique ID: D014985
NLM Classification: WW 208
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Xerophthalmia - Preferred
Concept UI M0023065
Scope note Dryness of the eye surfaces caused by deficiency of tears or conjunctival secretions. It may be associated with vitamin A deficiency, trauma, or any condition in which the eyelids do not close completely.
Preferred term Xerophthalmia
Entry term(s) Xerophthalmias



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