Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Ophthalmia"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ophthalmia \Oph*thal"mi*a\, n. [F. ophthalmie, L. ophthalmia,
fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? the eye, akin to E. optic. See {Optic}.]
(Med.)
An inflammation of the membranes or coats of the eye or of
the eyeball.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
ophthalmia
n : severe conjunctivitis [syn: {ophthalmitis}]
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