Clinical Diagnosis · Sensory System · Hard
Endophthalmitis
Meaning: A severe infection or inflammation inside the eye, often after surgery or penetrating injury, threatening sight.
In practice: Two days after cataract surgery she developed a painful red eye with hypopyon, indicating endophthalmitis.
Word parts
- endo- means inside
- -itis means inflammation
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