ophthalmitis
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ophthalmitis
[of″thal-mi´tis]inflammation of the eyeball. adj., adj ophthalmit´ic.
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ophthalmitis
(ŏf′thəl-mī′tĭs, -thăl-, ŏp′-)n.
Inflammation of the eye.
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ophthalmitis
Eye inflammation. The term is usually qualified to indicate the nature or site of the inflammation, as in SYMPATHETIC OPHTHALMITIS.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005