obtalmia
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ophthalmia — noun Etymology: Middle English obtalmia, from Late Latin ophthalmia, from Greek, from ophthalmos eye; akin to Greek ōps eye more at eye Date: 14th century inflammation of the conjunctiva or the eyeball … New Collegiate Dictionary
ophthalmia — ophthalmiac /of thal mee ak , op /, n. /of thal mee euh, op /, n. inflammation of the eye, esp. of its membranes or external structures. [1350 1400; < LL < Gk ophthalmía, equiv. to ophthalm(ós) eye + ia IA; r. ME obtalmia < ML, LL as above] * * * … Universalium
ophthalmia — oph•thal•mi•a [[t]ɒfˈθæl mi ə, ɒp [/t]] n. oph inflammation of the eye, esp. of its membranes or external structures • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME obtalmia < MLophthalmia, LL < Gk ophthalmía=ophthalm(ós) eye + ia ia … From formal English to slang
ophthalmia — [äf΄thal mīt′is, äf΄thəlmīt′isäf thal′mē ə] n. [ME obtalmia < LL ophthalmia < Gr < ophthalmos, the eye: see OPHTHALMO ] a severe inflammation of the eyeball or conjunctiva: also ophthalmitis [äf΄thal mīt′is, äf΄thəlmīt′is] … English World dictionary
