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xeropthalmia (medicine) and corrupt(2) (iou)


xeropthalmia (medicine)


xeropthalmia
Dry eyes. Also, called conjunctivitis arida. Xeropthalmia can be associated with systemic diseases (such as sjogren's syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, hypothyroidism, and others) or deficiency of vitamin a. Xeropthalmia results from inadequate function of the lacrimal glands which supply water to produce tears.


corrupt(2) (iou)



corrupt verb. LME.
[from the adjective.]
I. verb trans.
Render morally unsound; destroy the moral purity or chastity of; defile. LME.
C. Mackenzie Letting a rascal..corrupt the minds of children. B. Plain The hidden envy that can corrupt old age.
Make mouldy or rotten; turn from a sound into an unsound condition; contaminate, infect. arch. LME.
W. Lithgow The infectious air, that corrupted the blood of strangers.
Induce to act dishonestly or unfaithfully; bribe. LME.
Milton The greatest part Of Mankind they corrupted to forsake God their Creator.
Pervert the text or sense of (a law etc.) for evil ends. LME-E18.
Mar, spoil in quality. Now rare or obsolete. E16.
a. Destroy the purity of (a language) or the correctness of (a text); unconsciously or accidentally alter (a word of a language). M17.
b. Electronics & Computing. Introduce errors into (data or code). M20.
II. verb intrans.
Putrefy, rot; decompose. arch. LME.
Undergo moral decay; degenerate. L16.
Cause corruption; destroy moral purity. L19.
Ld Acton Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
corruptedly adverb in a corrupted manner E17.
corruptedness noun the state of being corrupted M17.
corrupter, corruptor noun a person who or thing which corrupts LME.
corruptful adjective (rare) fraught with corruption L16.
corruptless adjective (arch.) not subject to corruption E17.
corruptress noun (now rare) a female corrupter E17.