‖ sclerophthalmia ? Obs.
(sklɪərɒfˈθælmɪə)
Also 8 anglicized scleropthalmy.
[mod.L., ad. late Gr. σκληροϕθαλµία, f. Gr. σκληρό-ς hard + ὀϕθαλµός eye.]
(See quots.)
| [1693 tr. Blancard's Phys. Dict. (ed. 2), Scleropthalmia, a hard Blearedness of the Eyes accompanied with Pain, a slow Motion of the Eyes, with redness and dryness of 'em.] 1704 J. Harris Lex. Techn. I. Scleropthalmy [with definition from Blancard]. 1728 Chambers Cycl., Sclerophthalmia, a kind of Ophthalmia wherein the Eye is dry, hard, red, and painful. |