blennorrhoea

Inflammation of the transparent membrane covering the white of the eye (the conjunctiva) and of the eyelids, usually caused by the organism Chlamydia trachomatis.

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blennorrhagia
inclusion conjunctivitis
ophthalmia
sympathetic eye

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