ophthalmia neonatorum
[ nee-uh-nuh-tawr-uh m, -tohr- ]
/ ˌni ə nəˈtɔr əm, -ˈtoʊr- /
noun Pathology.
inflammation of the eyes of a newborn child due to an infectious disease, as gonorrhea, contracted during birth from the infected mother.
Origin of ophthalmia neonatorum
< New Latin: ophthalmia of the newborn (plural)
Words nearby ophthalmia neonatorum
ophthal.,
ophthalm-,
ophthalm.,
ophthalmalgia,
ophthalmia,
ophthalmia neonatorum,
ophthalmic,
ophthalmic artery,
ophthalmic nerve,
ophthalmic optician,
ophthalmic solution
Medical definitions for ophthalmia neonatorum
ophthalmia neonatorum
[ nē′ō-nā-tôr′əm ]
n.
Any of various forms of conjunctivitis in newborns, usually contracted during birth from passage through the infected birth canal of the mother.
infantile purulent conjunctivitis