Disease or Syndrome
keratitis Audio
ker·a·ti·tis [ ker-uh-tahy-tis ]
Subclass of:
Corneal Diseases
Etymology:
Greek keras = a horn + -itis = inflammation
Definitions related to keratitis:
  • Inflammation of the cornea.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
  • A disorder characterized by inflammation to the cornea of the eye.
    Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events
    U.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
  • Keratitis is an inflammation of the cornea - the clear, dome-shaped tissue on the front of your eye that covers the pupil and iris. Keratitis may or may not be associated with an infection. Noninfectious keratitis can be caused by a relatively minor injury, by wearing your contact lenses too long or by a foreign body in the eye....
    Mayo Clinic
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
  • Infectious keratitis refers to microbial invasion of the cornea causing inflammation and damage to the corneal epithelium, stroma, or endothelium. Noninfectious keratitis is, for the most part, rare.
    Epocrates
    Athenahealth, Inc., 2019
  • Keratitis, inflammation of the cornea, the transparent domelike portion of the eyeball in front of the iris and pupil. There are several varieties of keratitis, which can be caused by either infectious or noninfectious processes. In many cases, however, changes in the cornea induced by...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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