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ophthalmia neonatorum

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ophthal⋅mia ne⋅o⋅na⋅to⋅rum

  [nee-uh-nuh-tawr-uhm, -tohr-]
–noun Pathology.
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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< NL: ophthalmia of the newborn (pl.)
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Main Entry: ophthalmia neo·na·to·rum
Pronunciation: -"nE-&-n&-'tOr-&m
Function: noun
: acute inflammation of the eyes of anewborn from infection during passage through the birth canal
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ophthalmia neonatorum ophthalmia ne·o·na·to·rum (nē'ō-nā-tôr'əm)
n.
Any of various forms of conjunctivitis in newborns, usually contracted during birth from passage through the infected birth canal of the mother. Also called infantile purulent conjunctivitis.

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