| xerosis | Pathologic dryness of the skin (xeroderma), the conjunctiva (xerophthalmia), or mucous membranes. Synonym: xeronosus. Origin: xero-+ G. -osis, condition Xerosis parenchymatosus, superficial drying of the conjunctiva due to diffuse scarring, with closure of the lacrimal gland openings. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Corynebacterium xerosis | <bacteria> A species found in normal and diseased conjunctiva; there is no evidence that this organism is pathogenic. (05 Mar 2000) |
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