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OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ophthalmia neonatorum mean?
• OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM (noun)
The noun OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM has 1 sense:
1. ophthalmia in newborns; contracted while passing through the birth canal; usually prevented with silver nitrate drops
Familiarity information: OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Ophthalmia in newborns; contracted while passing through the birth canal; usually prevented with silver nitrate drops
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("ophthalmia neonatorum" is a kind of...):
ophthalmia; ophthalmitis (severe conjunctivitis)
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