ophthalmia neonatorum

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   ophthalmia in newborns; contracted while passing through the birth canal; usually prevented with silver nitrate drops

   Broaderophthalmia

Questions about ophthalmia neonatorum

What does ophthalmia neonatorum mean?

ophthalmia neonatorum means "ophthalmia in newborns; contracted while passing through the birth canal; usually prevented with silver nitrate drops".

Is ophthalmia neonatorum a common word?

ophthalmia neonatorum is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.