äfˈthalmēə, ÷äpˈth- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English obtalmia, from Late Latin ophthalmia, from Greek, from ophthalmos eye, probably from op- (root of opsesthai to be going to see) + -thalmos, alteration of thalamos chamber, room — more at optic , thalamus
: an inflammation of the conjunctiva or of the eyeball