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OPHTHALMIA

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oph⋅thal⋅mi⋅a

  [of-thal-mee-uh, op-]
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–noun
inflammation of the eye, esp. of its membranes or external structures.
Origin:
1350–1400; < LL < Gk ophthalmía, equiv. to ophthalm(ós) eye + -ia -ia; r. ME obtalmia < ML, LL as above

Related forms:
oph⋅thal⋅mi⋅ac  [of-thal-mee-ak, op-] , noun
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oph·thal·mi·a   (ŏf-thāl'mē-ə, ŏp-)   
n.  Inflammation of the eye, especially of the conjunctiva.

[Middle English obtalmia, from Old French obtalmie and Medieval Latin obtalmia, both from Late Latin ophthalmia, from Greek ophthalmiā, from ophthalmos, eye; see ophthalmo-.]
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Main Entry: oph·thal·mia
Pronunciation: äf-'thal-mE-&, äp-
Function: noun
: inflammation of the conjunctiva or the eyeball
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ophthalmia oph·thal·mi·a (ŏf-thāl'mē-ə, ŏp-)
n.

  1. Severe, often purulent, conjunctivitis.

  2. Inflammation of the deep eye structures. Also called ophthalmitis.

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