"ophthalmia" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɒfˈθælmiə/ [UK], /ɒpˈθælmiə/ [UK], /ɑpˈθælmiə/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ophthalmia.wav Forms: ophthalmias [plural]
Etymology: From Medieval Latin obtalmia and Old French obtalmie, ultimately from Ancient Greek ὀφθαλμός (ophthalmós). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ML.|obtalmia}} Medieval Latin obtalmia, {{der|en|fro|obtalmie}} Old French obtalmie, {{der|en|grc|ὀφθαλμός}} Ancient Greek ὀφθαλμός (ophthalmós) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ophthalmia (countable and uncountable, plural ophthalmias)
  1. (medicine) Synonym of ophthalmitis (“inflammation of the eye”) Wikipedia link: ophthalmia Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine Synonyms: ophthalmitis [synonym, synonym-of] Derived forms: ophthalmia neonatorum Related terms: ophthalmo- Translations (ophthalmitis): رَمَد (ramad) [masculine] (Arabic), oftalmia (Finnish), ophtalmie [feminine] (French), Ophthalmie [feminine] (German), oftailme [feminine] (Irish), oftalmite [feminine] (Italian), oftalmia [feminine] (Italian)

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