ophthalmia
[of-thal-mee-uh, op-]
- inflammation of the eye, especially of its membranes or external structures.
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Origin of ophthalmia
1350–1400; < Late Latin < Greek ophthalmía, equivalent to ophthalm(ós) eye + -ia -ia; replacing Middle English obtalmia < Medieval Latin, Late Latin as above
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All he could conclude was that it was not ophthalmia or trachoma.
The Leopard WomanStewart Edward White
Apis is no less efficacious against the higher grades of ophthalmia.
Apis MellificaC. W. Wolf
His cheeks were sunken, and the eyes, though bright, were disfigured by ophthalmia.
Darkness and DawnFrederic W. Farrar
They often suffer from ophthalmia, though not in the virulent Egyptian form.
Ophthalmia is common and sometimes will attack whole tribes.
ophthalmia
- inflammation of the eye, often including the conjunctiva
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Word Origin
C16: via Late Latin from Greek, from ophthalmos eye; see optic
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Word Origin and History for ophthalmia
n.
"inflammation of the eye, conjunctivitis," late 14c., from Medieval Latin obtalmia, Old French obtalmie, from Late Latin ophthalmia, or directly from Greek ophthalmia, from ophthalmos (see ophthalmo-) + -ia.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
ophthalmia
(ŏf-thăl′mē-ə, ŏp-)- Severe, often purulent conjunctivitis.
- Inflammation of the deep eye structures.ophthalmitis
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