Medical Dictionary

Morax–Axenfeld conjunctivitis

noun

Medical Definition of MORAX-AXENFELD CONJUNCTIVITIS

:  a chronic conjunctivitis caused by a rod-shaped bacterium of the genus Moraxella (M. lacunata) and now occurring rarely but formerly more prevalent in persons living under poor hygienic conditions

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