xeroftalmia

Italian

Etymology

From xero- +‎ oftalmia.

Noun

xeroftalmia f (plural xeroftalmie)

1. (pathology) xerophthalmia

   Synonym: xeroftalmo

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: xe‧rof‧tal‧mi‧a

Noun

xeroftalmia f (usually uncountable, plural xeroftalmias)

1. (ophthalmology) xerophthalmia (condition where the conjunctiva and cornea become dry)

Further reading

• “xeroftalmia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “xeroftalmia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seɾofˈtalmja/ [se.ɾofˈt̪al.mja]
• Rhymes: -almja
• Syllabification: xe‧rof‧tal‧mia

Noun

xeroftalmia f (plural xeroftalmias)

1. (pathology) xerophthalmia

Further reading

• “xeroftalmia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025