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OPHTHALMIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Severe conjunctivitis
Synonyms:
ophthalmia; ophthalmitis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
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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