endophthalmitis
[en″dof-thal-mi´tis] inflammation of the ocular cavities and their adjacent structures.
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en·doph·thal·mi·tis
(en'dof-thal-mī'tis), Inflammation of the tissues within the eyeball.
[endo- + G. ophthalmos, eye, + -itis, inflammation]
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endophthalmitis
(ĕn′dŏf-thəl-mī′tĭs, -thăl-, -dŏp-)n. Inflammation of the internal structures of the tissues in the eyeball.
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en·doph·thal·mi·tis
, endophthalmia (en'dof-thal-mī'tis, -thalmē-ă) Inflammation of the tissues within the eyeball.
[endo- + G. ophthalmos, eye, + -itis, inflammation]
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endophthalmitis
Inflammation, usually from infection, within the eyeball. Endophthalmitis, unless vigorously and effectively treated at an early stage with antibiotics, usually leads to blindness.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
Endophthalmitis
Inflammation of the eyeball.
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endophthalmitis
Inflammation of the intraocular structures. It can occur after a penetrating wound of the eye (either surgical or accidental), bacterial infection, or intraocular foreign bodies.
See panophthalmitis;
vitrectomy.
Millodot: Dictionary of Optometry and Visual Science, 7th edition. © 2009 Butterworth-Heinemann
en·doph·thal·mi·tis
, endophthalmia (en'dof-thal-mī'tis, -thalmē-ă) Inflammation of the tissues within the eyeball.
[endo- + G. ophthalmos, eye, + -itis, inflammation]
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