ophthalmia neonatorum
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ophthalmia neonatorum — ophthalmia neo·na·to·rum .nē ə nə tōr əm n acute inflammation of the eyes of a newborn from infection during passage through the birth canal * * * a form of conjunctivitis occurring in newborn infants, who contract the disease as they pass… … Medical dictionary
Ophthalmia neonatorum — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = A newborn with gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum. DiseasesDB = 9237 ICD10 = ICD10|A|54|3|a|50, ICD10|P|39|1|p|35 ICD9 = ICD9|098.40, ICD9|771.6 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = oph… … Wikipedia
Ophthalmia neonatorum — Gonoblennorrhoe Klassifikation nach … Deutsch Wikipedia
ophthalmia neonatorum — noun ophthalmia in newborns; contracted while passing through the birth canal; usually prevented with silver nitrate drops • Hypernyms: ↑ophthalmia, ↑ophthalmitis * * * ˌnēənəˈtōrəm noun Etymology: New Latin : acute inflammation of the eyes in… … Useful english dictionary
ophthalmia neonatorum — (of thal me ah ne o nat or um) A gonorrheal eye infection in a newborn, which may lead to blindness. Also called conjunctivitis of the newborn … Dictionary of microbiology
ophthalmia neonatorum — a form of conjunctivitis occurring in newborn infants, who contract the disease as they pass through an infected birth canal. The two most common infections are gonorrhoea and Chlamydia (see inclusion conjunctivitis); if untreated, the infection… … The new mediacal dictionary
neonatorum — see ERYTHROBLASTOSIS NEONATORUM, ICTERUS GRAVIS NEONATORUM, ICTERUS NEONATORUM, OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM … Medical dictionary
Ophthalmia — Ophthalmitis redirects here. For the genus of geometer moth, see Ophthalmitis (moth). Ophthalmia (also called ophthalmitis) is inflammation of the eye. It is a medical sign which may be indicative of various conditions, including sympathetic… … Wikipedia
Ophthalmia — Inflammation of the eye. Also known as ophthalmitis. * * * 1. Severe, often purulent, conjunctivitis. 2. Inflammation of the deeper structures of the eye. [G.] catarrhal o. a mild form of conjunctivitis with mucopurulent secretion. caterpillar… … Medical dictionary
oftalmía neonatorum — Eng. Neonatorum ophthalmia Conjuntivitis purulenta del recién nacido de gran agresividad de origen gonocócico y que es adquirida durante el paso a través del canal del parto. Conjuntivitis gonocócica neonatal. Oftalmía del recién nacido.… … Diccionario de oftalmología
