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Keratomalacia

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Keratomalacia is an eye disorder that results from vitamin A deficiency. [1]

12 relations: Acute promyelocytic leukemia, Atrophy, Conjunctiva, Cornea, Dry eye syndrome, Epithelium, Goblet cell, Human eye, Stroma of cornea, Vitamin A, Vitamin A deficiency, Xerophthalmia.

Acute promyelocytic leukemia

Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APML, APL) is a subtype of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a cancer of the white blood cells.

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Atrophy

Atrophy is the partial or complete wasting away of a part of the body.

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Conjunctiva

The conjunctiva lines the inside of the eyelids and covers the sclera (the white of the eye).

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Cornea

The cornea is the transparent front part of the eye that covers the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber.

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Dry eye syndrome

Dry eye syndrome (DES), also known as keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS), is the condition of having dry eyes.

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Epithelium

Epithelium is one of the four basic types of animal tissue, along with connective tissue, muscle tissue and nervous tissue.

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Goblet cell

Goblet cells are simple columnar epithelial cells that secrete gel-forming mucins, like mucin MUC5AC.

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Human eye

The human eye is an organ which reacts to light and pressure.

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Stroma of cornea

The substantia propria (or stroma of cornea) is fibrous, tough, unyielding, and perfectly transparent.

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Vitamin A

Vitamin A is a group of unsaturated nutritional organic compounds that includes retinol, retinal, retinoic acid, and several provitamin A carotenoids (most notably beta-carotene).

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Vitamin A deficiency

Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) or hypovitaminosis A is a lack of vitamin A in blood and tissues.

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Xerophthalmia

Xerophthalmia (from Ancient Greek xērós (ξηρός) meaning dry and ophthalmos (οφθαλμός) meaning eye) is a medical condition in which the eye fails to produce tears.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keratomalacia

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