Path. [f. Gr. κερατ- horn + -ITIS.] Inflammation of the cornea.
1858. Hutchinson, in Ophthalmic Hosp. Rep., I. 229. Chronic Interstitial Keratitis.
1859. Dixon, Dis. Eye (ed. 2), 92. True Keratitis commonly occurs in children and young persons.
1884. E. O’Donovan, Story of Merv, xvi. 174. Keratitis, the ophthalmic malady commonly known by the name of ‘pearl.’
