ophthalmia neonatorum

American  

[nee-uh-nuh-tawr-uhm, -tohr-] / ˌni ə nəˈtɔr əm, -ˈtoʊr- /

noun

Pathology.

1. inflammation of the eyes of a newborn child due to an infectious disease, as gonorrhea, contracted during birth from the infected mother.

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Etymology

Origin of ophthalmia neonatorum

< New Latin: ophthalmia of the newborn (plural)

Example Sentences

Many states, realizing this, have legally outlawed ophthalmia neonatorum, making prophylactic treatment of the eyes of newborns compulsory, supplying prophylactic outfits through health departments.

From Time Magazine Archive

While ophthalmia neonatorum is often the result of the social evil, the introduction of other pus-producing germs into the eyes at birth is responsible for a large number of cases.

From Five Lectures on Blindness by Foley, Kate M.

If the sore eyes are severe send for a physician as it may be the beginning of ophthalmia neonatorum.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson

I resolved to know more about this eye disease with the very long name, ophthalmia neonatorum, to learn its cause, and see just how it might have been prevented.

From Five Lectures on Blindness by Foley, Kate M.