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sympathetic ophthalmia

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noun

Ophthalmology.

  1. inflammation of one eye due to injury or disease of the other eye.

Etymology

Origin of sympathetic ophthalmia

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

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About one-half of those who are blinded by injuries lose the second eye by sympathetic ophthalmia.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various

The origin and distribution of herpes zoster, the occurrence of sympathetic ophthalmia and symmetrical gangrene, suggest a predominant disturbance of innervation as the exciting cause.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

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