ophthalmiac

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• 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