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OPHTHALMIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ophthalmia mean? 

OPHTHALMIA (noun)
  The noun OPHTHALMIA has 1 sense:

1. severe conjunctivitisplay

  Familiarity information: OPHTHALMIA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


OPHTHALMIA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Severe conjunctivitis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

ophthalmia; ophthalmitis

Hypernyms ("ophthalmia" is a kind of...):

conjunctivitis; pinkeye (inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ophthalmia"):

ophthalmia neonatorum (ophthalmia in newborns; contracted while passing through the birth canal; usually prevented with silver nitrate drops)


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