- caterpillar ophthalmia
- o. nodosa.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
caterpillar ophthalmia
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ophthalmia nodosa — inflammation of the conjunctiva produced by caterpillar hairs, and marked by the formation of a round, gray swelling where each hair is embedded. Called also nodular conjunctivitis … Medical dictionary
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