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From a- (“anti”); ξηρός (xērós, “dry”); ὀφθαλμός (ophthalmós, “eye”); -ol which reflects its deficiency causing eye dryness.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
axerophthol
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From a- (“anti”); ξηρός (xērós, “dry”); ὀφθαλμός (ophthalmós, “eye”); -ol which reflects its deficiency causing eye dryness.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.