HAEMOPHTHALMIA
\hˌiːməfθˈalmi͡ə], \hˌiːməfθˈalmiə], \h_ˌiː_m_ə_f_θ_ˈa_l_m_iə]\
Definitions of HAEMOPHTHALMIA
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1900 - A dictionary of medicine and the allied sciences
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Effusion of blood into the eye. When the extravasation is external, it is called Haemaphthalmia externa, Hyposphagma and Haemalops externus; when internal, Haemophthalmia interna, Hydraphthalmus cruentus, Hypochysis haematodes, Haematomma, and Haemalaps internus. A blood-shot eye.
By Robley Dunglison
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