sympathetic ophthalmia

sympathetic ophthalmia
Ophthalm.
inflammation of one eye due to injury or disease of the other eye.
[1870-75]

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  • Uvea — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = tunica vasculosa bulbi GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Horizontal section of the eyeball. (Iris labeled at top, ciliary body labeled at upper right, and choroid labeled at center right.) Caption2 =… …   Wikipedia

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