ophthalmalgian.
/ˌɒfθalˈmaldʒ(ɪ)ə/, /ˌɒpθalˈmaldʒ(ɪ)ə/, U.S. /ˌɑpθə(l)ˈmældʒ(i)ə/, /ˌɑfθə(l)ˈmældʒ(i)ə/ Medicine. rare.
Pain in the eye; = ophthalmodynia n. at ophthalmo- comb. form .
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ophthalmalgia1811
1811 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 25 59 Thus we have ophthalmalgia for ache of the eye-ball.
1885 Publ. Mass. Homœopathic Med. Soc. 6 97 I think these instances of Myopia, Ophthalmalgia, Gastralgia, and Enteralgia go to confirm his conclusion, that the great sympathetic is profoundly affected.
1992 Arch. Otolaryngol.: Head & Neck Surg. 118 142 Manifestations of mucoceles include headache, ophthalmalgia, double vision, and exophthalmos in addition to a decrease in visual acuity.
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1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Ophthalmalgicus, of or belonging to Ophthalmalgia: ophthalmalgic.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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