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20 letters · 38 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun inflammation of the cornea and conjunctiva
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ ? Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *kérats Ancient Greek κέρᾰς (kérăs)der. English kerato- English conjunctiva Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. New Latin -itisder. English -itis English conjunctivitis English keratoconjunctivitis From kerato- + conjunctivitis.
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