XEROPHTHALMIA
\zˌi͡əɹəfθˈalmi͡ə], \zˌiəɹəfθˈalmiə], \z_ˌiə_ɹ_ə_f_θ_ˈa_l_m_iə]\
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Dryness of the eye surfaces caused by deficiency of tears or conjunctival secretions. It may be associated with vitamin A deficiency, trauma, or any condition in which the eyelids do not close completely.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By William R. Warner
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Procollagen Proline Dioxygenase
- mixed-function oxygenase that catalyzes hydroxylation prolyl-glycyl-containing-peptide, usually in protocollagen, hydroxyprolylglycyl-peptide. The enzyme utilizes molecular oxygen with a concomitant oxidative decarboxylation of 2-oxoglutarate to succinate. EC 1.14.11.2.