antixerophthalmic vitamin
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antixerophthalmic vitamin — vitamin A, vitamin found in animals (synthesized in the liver from carotenoids), vitamin that is essential for healthy skin and good vision … English contemporary dictionary
antixerophthalmic vitamin — | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌzirəf|thalmik noun Etymology: anti (I) + xerophthalmia + ic : vitamin A * * * /an tee zear of thal mik, an tuy /, Biochem. See vitamin A. [ANTI + XEROPHTHALM(IA) + IC] … Useful english dictionary
antixerophthalmic — Denoting agents (vitamin A and retinoic acid) that inhibit pathologic drying of the conjunctiva (xerophthalmia). [anti + G. xeros, dry, + ophthalmos, eye] * * * an·ti·xe·roph·thal·mic .zir äf thal mik, äp adj preventing or curing xerophthalmia… … Medical dictionary
axerophthol — SYN: vitamin A. [antixerophthalmic + ol] … Medical dictionary
