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ophthalmia neonatorum
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ophthalmia neonatorum: see conjunctivitis conjunctivitis , inflammation or infection of the mucosal membrane that covers the eyeball and lines the eyelid, usually acute, caused by a virus or, less often, by a bacillus, an allergic reaction, or an irritating chemical.
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ophthalmia neonatorum [äf′thal·mē·ə ‚nē·ə·nə′tȯr·əm]
(medicine)
Inflammation of the eyes in the newborn contracted during passage through the birth canal; may be gonorrheal or purulent.
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The American Academy of Family Physicians reports on its web site that the USPSTF said that "there is good evidence that blindness due to gonococcal opthalmia neonatorum has become rare in the United States since the implementation of universal preventive medication of newborns.
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