Preferred Name | Keratoconjunctivitis sicca | |
Synonyms |
Dry eye syndrome Xerophthalmia Keratitis sicca Dry eyes |
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Definitions |
Dryness of the eye related to deficiency of the tear film components (aqueous, mucin, or lipid), lid surface abnormalities, or epithelial abnormalities. Keratoconjunctivitis sicca often results in a scratchy or sandy sensation (foreign body sensation) in the eyes, and may also be associated with itching, inability to produce tears, photosensitivity, redness, pain, and difficulty in moving the eyelids. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0001097 |
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database_cross_reference |
SNOMEDCT_US:302896008 UMLS:C0022575 UMLS:C0013238 UMLS:C2930821 SNOMEDCT_US:363677007 SNOMEDCT_US:46152009 UMLS:C0043349 |
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definition |
Dryness of the eye related to deficiency of the tear film components (aqueous, mucin, or lipid), lid surface abnormalities, or epithelial abnormalities. Keratoconjunctivitis sicca often results in a scratchy or sandy sensation (foreign body sensation) in the eyes, and may also be associated with itching, inability to produce tears, photosensitivity, redness, pain, and difficulty in moving the eyelids. |
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has_exact_synonym |
Xerophthalmia Keratitis sicca Dry eyes |
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has_related_synonym |
Dry eye syndrome |
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id |
HP:0001097 |
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in_subset | ||
label |
Keratoconjunctivitis sicca |
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notation |
HP:0001097 |
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preferred label |
Keratoconjunctivitis sicca |
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prefLabel |
Keratoconjunctivitis sicca |
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subClassOf |