Look up: Ophthalmia Neonatorum

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   ophthalmia neonatorum
   [n] - ophthalmia in newborns
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   ophthalmia neonatorum
   Acute conjunctival inflammation in the newborn, usually caused by maternal gonococcal infection. The causative agent is neisseria gonorrhoeae. The baby's eyes are contaminated during passage through the birth canal. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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   ophthalmia neonatorum
   noun ophthalmia in newborns; contracted while passing through the birth canal; usually prevented with silver nitrate drops
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   Ophthalmia neonatorum
   `Ophthalmia neonatorum` is a form of bacterial conjunctivitis contracted by newborns during delivery. The baby's eyes are contaminated during passage through the birth canal from a mother infected with either `Neisseria gonorrhoeae` or `Chlamydia trachomatis`. Silver nitrate or antibiotic ointment is typically used to prevent the condition. If left untreated it can cause blindness. Ophthalmia neonatorum, also known as neonatal conjunctivitis, ca...
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   ophthalmia neonatorum
   (of-thal´me-ә ne″o-na-tor´әm) any hyperacute purulent conjunctivitis, such as gonorrheal conjunctivitis, occurring during the first 10 days of life, usually contracted during birth from infected vaginal discharge of the mother. The term formerly referred only to gonorrheal conjunctivitis, but now other...
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   ophthalmia neonatorum
   a conjunctival inflammation occurring within the first 10 days of life; causes include Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Staphylococcus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Chlamydia trachomatis. Syn: neonatal conjunctivitis, blennorrhea neonatorum, infantile purulent conjunctivitis
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   Ophthalmia Neonatorum
   Inflammation of the newborn infant's eye that may be due to an infection acquired from its mother during passage through the birth canal, such as gonorrhea or chlamydia. The inflammation can also be caused by a staphylococcal infection or another infection that was acquired from the hospital nursery. The condition is not as common anymore because...
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   ophthalmia neonatorum
   ophthalmia neonatorum: see conjunctivitis.
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