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PRONUNCIATION OF OPHTHALMITIS

ophthalmitis  [ˌɒfθælˈmaɪtɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OPHTHALMITIS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ophthalmitis is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OPHTHALMITIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ophthalmia

Ophthalmia is inflammation of the eye. It is a medical sign which may be indicative of various conditions, including sympathetic ophthalmia, gonococcal ophthalmia, trachoma or "Egyptian" ophthalmia, ophthalmia neonatorum, actinic conjunctivitis, and others.

Definition of ophthalmitis in the English dictionary

The definition of ophthalmitis in the dictionary is inflammation of the eye.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OPHTHALMITIS


arthritis
ɑːˈθraɪtɪs
bronchitis
brɒŋˈkaɪtɪs
colitis
kɒˈlaɪtɪs
dermatitis
ˌdɜːməˈtaɪtɪs
diaphragmitis
ˌdaɪəfræɡˈmaɪtɪs
encephalitis
ˌɛnsɛfəˈlaɪtɪs
epididymitis
ˌɛpɪˌdɪdɪˈmaɪtɪs
gastritis
ɡæsˈtraɪtɪs
hepatitis
ˌhɛpəˈtaɪtɪs
lymphangitis
ˌlɪmfænˈdʒaɪtɪs
meningitis
ˌmɛnɪnˈdʒaɪtɪs
mitis
ˈmaɪtɪs
osteoarthritis
ˌɒstɪəʊɑːˈθraɪtɪs
osteomyelitis
ˌɒstɪəʊˌmaɪɪˈlaɪtɪs
otitis
əʊˈtaɪtɪs
pancreatitis
ˌpæŋkrɪəˈtaɪtɪs
panophthalmitis
pænˌɒfθælˈmaɪtɪs
proctitis
prɒkˈtaɪtɪs
sinusitis
ˌsaɪnəˈsaɪtɪs
strumitis
struːˈmaɪtɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OPHTHALMITIS

ophiura
ophiuroid
ophthal.
ophthalmia
ophthalmic
ophthalmic optician
ophthalmist
ophthalmol.
ophthalmologic
ophthalmological
ophthalmologist
ophthalmology
ophthalmometer
ophthalmometry
ophthalmophobia
ophthalmoplegia
ophthalmoscope
ophthalmoscopic
ophthalmoscopy

WORDS THAT END LIKE OPHTHALMITIS

alveolitis
appendicitis
cellulitis
conjunctivitis
cystitis
endometritis
epicondylitis
fasciitis
gastroenteritis
gingivitis
non-B hepatitis
periodontitis
polyarthritis
polymyositis
rheumatoid arthritis
rhinitis
tendinitis
tendonitis
thrombophlebitis
vasculitis

Synonyms and antonyms of ophthalmitis in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ophthalmitis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OPHTHALMITIS

Find out the translation of ophthalmitis to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ophthalmitis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ophthalmitis» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

眼炎
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

oftalmitis
570 millions of speakers

English

ophthalmitis
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ophthalmitis
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التهاب العين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

офтальмит
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

oftalmite
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ophthalmitis
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ophtalmie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ophthalmitis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ophthalmitis
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

眼炎
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

ophthalmitis
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ophthalmitis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ophthalmitis
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ophthalmitis
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नेत्ररोगाचा दाह
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

oftalmitte
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ophthalmitis
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spojówek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

офтальмии
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

oftalmita
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

οφθαλμίτις
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ophthalmitis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oftalmit
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ophthalmitis
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ophthalmitis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OPHTHALMITIS»

The term «ophthalmitis» is used very little and occupies the 162.595 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OPHTHALMITIS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ophthalmitis» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ophthalmitis» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ophthalmitis

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OPHTHALMITIS»

Discover the use of ophthalmitis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ophthalmitis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Parsons' Diseases of the Eye
ophthalmitis, the exciting eye may have passed into a quiescent state. The exciting eye, while showing evident traces of old iridocyclitis, may still possess useful vision. In other cases the eye may have shrunk completely. The onset of ...
Ramanjit Sihota & Radhika Tandon, 2011
2
A Practical treatise on the diseases of the eye
William Mackenzie. SECTION XXXIII. — THLEBITIC OPHTHALMITIS. Spit. — Pyaemic ophthalmitis. Puerperal ophthalmitis. Conjunctivitis muciflua puer- perarum, Waltlter. Ophthalmitis from pyaemia, or purulent infection of the blood, has been ...
William Mackenzie, 1854
3
The Sankara Nethralaya Atlas of Fundus Fluorescein Angiography
Sympathetic ophthalmitis: incidence of ocular complications and vision loss in the sympathizing eye. Am I Ophthalmol 2009;148:704-10. . Gass ID. Sympathetic ophthalmitis following vitrectomy. Am I Ophthalmol 1982,93:552-8. . Gupta V ...
Pukhraj Rishi, Ekta Rishi, 2013
4
Pathology of the Head and Neck
10.4.2.3.3 Sympathetic Ophthalmitis Sympathetic ophthalmitis is an uncommon, but feared complication because of its potential to blind both eyes. It can result not only from penetrating trauma or ocular surgery, but also from non-penetrating  ...
Antonio Cardesa, Pieter Slootweg, 2006
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Textbook of Ophthalmology
Ophthalmitis. Sympathetic ophthalmitis (sympathetic uveitis or sympathetic ophthalmia) is a bilateral granulomatous panuveitis that usually occurs after injury to one eye (exciting eye) followed by the development of uveitis in uninjured eye ...
H. V. Nema, Nitin Nema, 2011
6
London Medical Gazette: Or, Journal of Practical Medicine
... which characterize inflammation of the deep-seated parts, unless indeed, the inflammation shall have extended as in what we termed the third set of symptoms ; then of course the ordinary symptoms of ophthalmitis will be present, but such a  ...
‎1833
7
Comprehensive Manual of Ophthalmology
In sympathetic ophthalmitis following a penetrating injury, there is access to the conjunctival lymphatics Q The inciting antigens are: (i) soluble (S) retinal antigen, (ii) antigen from rhodopsin and (iii) interphotoreceptor retinoid-binding protein ...
Ahmed E, 2011
8
Gonorrhea
Figure 4.2 Gonorrhea can affect the eye, a condition called gonococcal ophthalmitis. The eye may become red and have a purulent or bloody discharge. If left untreated, it can cause blindness. become bloody within 3 days after birth. Infection ...
Brian R. Shmaefsky, 2009
9
The Lancet
Now the internal and external tuuics are fully involved, and the appearances are those of general ophthalmitis. The results of such an aifection are, closed pupil, with the formation of an adventitious membrane, iusensibility of the retina from ...
‎1826
10
The Lancet London: A Journal of British and Foreign ...
Now the internal and external tunics are fully involved, and the appearances are those of general ophthalmitis. The results of such an affection are, closed pupil, with the formation of an adventitious membrane, insensibility of the retina from ...
‎1826

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OPHTHALMITIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ophthalmitis is used in the context of the following news items.
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Liz: Machel 'dead' at birth
By 2003 she began to lose her left eye too due to sympathetic ophthalmitis where her good eye emulates her bad eye, until fortunately saved ... «Trinidad News, Mar 15»
2
Making The Case for Reposables
"We get good results — no high instances of TASS or ophthalmitis," he says. "There's nothing to indicate reposable products create any hazard. "We've used ... «OutpatientSurgery.net, Feb 14»
3
How to: archive and back up photos
... undertyrant unretractable ophthalmitis pettifogulizer fleeceable kryoliths precchose unentomological ossuarium grogginess arthrotrauma lieu ... «What Digital Camera, Sep 10»

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