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| Domain | Definition |
Food & Agriculture | Is due to a tear deficiency and usually results in persistent, mucopurulent conjunctivitis and corneal scarring and ulceration. The syndrome is common in dogs, in which it is often associated with autoimmune adenitis. Distemper infection, chronic sulfonamide therapy, and trauma are less frequent causes. Source: European Union. (references) |
Health | Drying and inflammation of the conjunctiva as a result of insufficient lacrimal secretion. When found in association with xerostomia and polyarthritis, it is called Sjogren's syndrome. (references) |
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Crosswords: KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS SICCA |
| Specialty definitions using "KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS SICCA": sicca-syndrome, Sjoegren syndrome, Sjogren's Syndrome. (references) |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Patients with HAM/TSP may also exhibit uveitis (inflammation of the uveal tract of the eye), arthritis (inflammation of one or more joints), pulmonary lymphocytic alveolitis (inflammation of the lung tissues), polymyositis (an inflammatory muscle disease), keratoconjunctivitis sicca (persistent dryness of the cornea and conjunctiva), and infectious dermatitis (inflammation of the skin). (references) | |
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| Expression | Frequency per Day |
keratoconjunctivitis sicca | 17 |
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| Language | Translations for "KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS SICCA"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | keratoconjunctivitis sicaa, sicca-syndrom, Morbus Sjoegren, morbus Sjögren (Gougerot-Houwer-Sjogren syndrome, Gougerot-Sjogren syndrome, Sjogren disease, Sjogren syndrome, Sjogren-Gougerot disease, Sjogren-Gougerot syndrome). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | keratoconjunctivitis sicca, syndroom van Gougerot-Mulock Houwer-Sjögren (Gougerot-Houwer-Sjogren syndrome, Gougerot-Sjogren syndrome, Sjogren disease, Sjogren syndrome, Sjogren-Gougerot disease, Sjogren-Gougerot syndrome), syndroom van Gougerot (Gougerot-Houwer-Sjogren syndrome, Gougerot-Sjogren syndrome, Sjogren disease, Sjogren syndrome, Sjogren-Gougerot disease, Sjogren-Gougerot syndrome). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Finnish | Sjögrenin oireyhtymä (Gougerot-Houwer-Sjogren syndrome, Gougerot-Sjogren syndrome, Sjogren disease, Sjogren syndrome, Sjogren-Gougerot disease, Sjogren-Gougerot syndrome). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | kérato-conjonctivite sèche, kératoconjonctivite sèche, maladie de Gougerot-Sjögren. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | Keratoconjunctivitis sicca. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | ξηρά κερατοεπιπεφυκίτις, νόσος Gougerot-Sjogren (Gougerot-Houwer-Sjogren syndrome, Gougerot-Sjogren syndrome, Sjogren disease, Sjogren syndrome, Sjogren-Gougerot disease, Sjogren-Gougerot syndrome). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | sindrome di Sjögren (Gougerot-Houwer-Sjogren syndrome, Gougerot-Sjogren syndrome, sicca-syndrome, Sjögren's syndrome, Sjoegren syndrome, Sjogren disease, Sjogren syndrome, Sjogren-Gougerot disease, Sjogren-Gougerot syndrome), sindrome di Gougerot-Nulock-Houwer (Gougerot-Houwer-Sjogren syndrome, Gougerot-Sjogren syndrome, Sjogren disease, Sjogren syndrome, Sjogren-Gougerot disease, Sjogren-Gougerot syndrome), cheratocongiuntivite secca. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | eratoconjunctivitiskay iccasay cerato-conjuntivite seca. (various references) síndrome de Gougerot-Sjögren (Gougerot-Houwer-Sjogren syndrome, Gougerot-Sjogren syndrome, Sjogren disease, Sjogren syndrome, Sjogren-Gougerot disease, Sjogren-Gougerot syndrome), queratoconjuntivitis seca. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Words within the letters "a-a-c-c-c-c-e-i-i-i-i-j-k-n-n-o-o-r-s-s-t-t-t-u-v" | |
-5 letters: keratoconjunctivitis. | |
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