OPHTHALMITIS
\ˌɒfθɐlmˈa͡ɪtɪs], \ˌɒfθɐlmˈaɪtɪs], \ˌɒ_f_θ_ɐ_l_m_ˈaɪ_t_ɪ_s]\
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Ophthalmia. This term is occasionally restricted to inflammation of the globe of the eye, in which both the external and internal structures are involved.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Inflammation of the entire eyeball. [Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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