Ophthalmia

Ophthalmia
Inflammation of the eye. Also known as ophthalmitis.
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1. Severe, often purulent, conjunctivitis. 2. Inflammation of the deeper structures of the eye. [G.]
- caterpillar-hair o. SYN: o. nodosa.
- Egyptian o. SYN: trachoma.
- gonorrheal o. acute purulent conjunctivitis excited by Neisseria gonorrhoeae. SYN: blennophthalmia (2), blennorrhea conjunctivalis, gonorrheal conjunctivitis.
- granular o. SYN: trachoma.
- o. neonatorum a conjunctival inflammation occurring within the first 10 days of life; causes include Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Staphylococcus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Chlamydia trachomatis. SYN: blennorrhea neonatorum, infantile purulent conjunctivitis, neonatal conjunctivitis.
- o. nivalis SYN: ultraviolet keratoconjunctivitis.
- o. nodosa the presence of nodular swellings on the conjunctiva, caused by penetration of ocular tissues by the hairs of caterpillars. SYN: caterpillar-hair o..
- phlyctenular o. SYN: phlyctenular conjunctivitis.
- spring o. SYN: vernal conjunctivitis.
- sympathetic o. a serous or plastic uveitis caused by a perforating wound of the uvea followed by a similar severe reaction in the other eye that may lead to bilateral blindness. SYN: transferred o..
- transferred o. SYN: sympathetic o..

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oph·thal·mia äf-'thal-mē-ə, äp- n inflammation of the conjunctiva or the eyeball

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n.
inflammation of the eye, particularly the conjunctiva (see conjunctivitis). Sympathetic ophthalmia is a granulomatous uveitis affecting all parts of the uveal tract of both eyes that may develop after trauma or (more rarely) after eye surgery.

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oph·thal·mia (of-thalґme-ə) [Gr., from ophthalmos eye] severe inflammation of the eye or of the conjunctiva or deeper structures of the eye.

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  • ophthalmia — (n.) inflammation of the eye, conjunctivitis, late 14c., from Gk. ophthalmia, from ophthalmos (see OPHTHALMO (Cf. ophthalmo )) + IA (Cf. ia) …   Etymology dictionary

  • ophthalmia — [äf΄thal mīt′is, äf΄thəlmīt′isäf thal′mē ə] n. [ME obtalmia < LL ophthalmia < Gr < ophthalmos, the eye: see OPHTHALMO ] a severe inflammation of the eyeball or conjunctiva: also ophthalmitis [äf΄thal mīt′is, äf΄thəlmīt′is] …   English World dictionary

  • Ophthalmia — vgl. Ophthalmie …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

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  • ophthalmia — noun Etymology: Middle English obtalmia, from Late Latin ophthalmia, from Greek, from ophthalmos eye; akin to Greek ōps eye more at eye Date: 14th century inflammation of the conjunctiva or the eyeball …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • ophthalmia — ophthalmiac /of thal mee ak , op /, n. /of thal mee euh, op /, n. inflammation of the eye, esp. of its membranes or external structures. [1350 1400; < LL < Gk ophthalmía, equiv. to ophthalm(ós) eye + ia IA; r. ME obtalmia < ML, LL as above] * * * …   Universalium

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