OPHTHALMIA


Meaning of OPHTHALMIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ äf-ˈthal-mē-ə, äp- ]

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

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