KERATOMA LAC I A

(Lat.). n. f. Ke2r-a2t(a3t)-o(o3)-ma2l- (ma3l)-a(a3)'si2(ki2 )-a3. From Ke'pas, a horn, and ftaAaicia, a softening. Fr., keratomalacie. Ger., Keratomalacie, Hornhauterweichung. A softening and degeneration of the corneal ti ue; especially a form of keratitis occurring in children in connection with a severe and frequently fatal general disease, and characterized by hemeralopia, the formation of xerotic spots upon the cornea, and ulceration of the latter, which may be very extensive while the local symptoms of inflammation are usually slight. [B.] [s. 535]