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Noun: ophthalmia neonatorum
  1. Ophthalmia in newborns; contracted while passing through the birth canal; usually prevented with silver nitrate drops

Type of: ophthalmia, ophthalmitis

Encyclopedia: Ophthalmia neonatorum

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