queratitis

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /keɾaˈtitis/
  • Rhymes: -itis
  • Syllabification: que‧ra‧ti‧tis

Noun

queratitis f (plural queratitis)

  1. (medicine) keratitis
    • 2017 July 30, “Cuida tus ojos, y también los de otros”, in Granma:
      Si bien la conjuntivitis hemorrágica no compromete la agudeza visual, y aunque no es frecuente, sí puede, en caso de no ser atendida, presentar complicaciones como la uveítis (inflamación de la úvea, capa intermedia del ojo entre la retina y la esclerótica, parte blanca del ojo), y la queratitis (inflamación de la córnea), abundó el especialista.
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