Definition of "keratoconjunctivitis" []

• An inflammation of the cornea and the conjunctiva. (noun)

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• "Gentian violet, the most widely used colours concentrate in water colours, can cause skin discoloration, dermatitis, irritation of mucous membranes and lead to 'keratoconjunctivitis' and dark purple staining of cornea."
• "Epidemic keratoconjunctivitis EKC is a highly contagious disease caused by the adenovirus family of viruses."
• "Almost two decades ago, I was studying the bacterium Moraxella bovis which causes keratoconjunctivitis in cattle when I discovered that if I stabbed through the agar to the bottom of the Petri dish, the bacterium would form very large flat colonies at the interface of the agar with the Petri dish."