Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Inflammation of the entire eyeball.
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- noun medicine The
inflammation of allcoats of theeye , includingintraocular structures .
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Examples
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When the eye is destroyed by panophthalmitis, the propriety of eviscerating or enucleating it will have to be considered.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893
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The eyeball may be infected and destructive panophthalmitis result.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893
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Wounds produced by stabs or punctures are liable to be followed by infective complications ending in panophthalmitis.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893
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