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Vitamin A and Xerophthalmia

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Difference between Vitamin A and Xerophthalmia

Vitamin A vs. Xerophthalmia

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). 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.

Similarities between Vitamin A and Xerophthalmia

Vitamin A and Xerophthalmia have 8 things in common (in Unionpedia): Bitot's spots, Epithelium, Keratomalacia, Retina, Retinal, Retinoic acid, Retinol, Xeroderma.

Bitot's spots

Bitot's spots are the buildup of keratin located superficially in the conjunctiva, which are oval, triangular or irregular in shape.

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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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Keratomalacia

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

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Retina

The retina is the innermost, light-sensitive "coat", or layer, of shell tissue of the eye of most vertebrates and some molluscs.

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Retinal

Retinal is also known as retinaldehyde.

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Retinoic acid

Retinoic acid is a metabolite of vitamin A (retinol) that mediates the functions of vitamin A required for growth and development.

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Retinol

Retinol, also known as Vitamin A1, is a vitamin found in food and used as a dietary supplement.

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Xeroderma

Xeroderma or xerodermia (also known as xerosis cutis), derived from the Greek words for "dry skin", is a condition involving the integumentary system, which in most cases can safely be treated with emollients or moisturizers.

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Vitamin A and Xerophthalmia Comparison

Vitamin A has 129 relations, while Xerophthalmia has 24. As they have in common 8, the Jaccard index is 5.23% = 8 / (129 + 24).

References

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