ophthalmia
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Medieval Latin obtalmia and Old French obtalmie, ultimately from Ancient Greek ὀφθαλμός (ophthalmós).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /ɒfˈθælmiə/, /ɒpˈθælmiə/[2]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɑpˈθælmiə/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]ophthalmia (countable and uncountable, plural ophthalmias)
- (medicine) Synonym of ophthalmitis (“inflammation of the eye”)
- 1891 July, Fanny D. Bergen, “Animal and Plant Lore”, in Popular Science, page 377:
- Dr. Buck reports that the Swabians also believe in the efficacy of fasting spittle for sore eyes; and our never-failing Pliny records the Roman belief that ophthalmia may be cured by anointing the eyes every morning with fasting spittle.
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]ophthalmitis
References
[edit]- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “ophthalmia”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- ^ “ophthalmia”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
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