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u·ve·i·tis (y

Inflammation of the uvea.

[uve(a) + -itis.]

uveitis [ˌjuːvɪˈaɪtɪs]

(Medicine / Pathology) inflammation of the uvea

uveitic [ˌjuːvɪˈɪtɪk] adj

uveitis

an inflamed condition of the uvea. — uveitic, adj.

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Noun

uveitis - inflammation of the uvea of the eye

inflammation, redness, rubor - a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat

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disease eyes			Discussion Originally thought of as two separate entities, Vogt-Koyanagi disease (with severe anterior uveitis, frequent vitiligo, and poliosis) and Harada's disease (with bilateral severe posterior uveitis, exudative retinal detachment, and slight anterior uveitis), these disorders are now thought to be a spectrum of one disease because they share clinical characteristics. Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome and ulcerative colitis by Kirsner, Robert S. / Southern Medical Journal Retisert(TM) is FDA approved for the treatment of posterior uveitis with a duration of 30 months and is licensed to Bausch & Lomb and co-promoted by Novartis. Diabetic Macular Edema trial with Retisert(TM); Positive Results for ... by Business Wire Posterior uveitis is the third leading cause of blindness in the United States where it afflicts an estimated 175,000 people. Uveitis Long Term Trial Results Positive for pSivida; Second Set of ... by Business Wire			Postencephalon Postentry poster poster board poster boy poster child poster color poster colour poster girl poster paint posterboard posterior posterior cardinal vein posterior cerebral artery posterior facial vein posterior labial veins posterior meningeal artery posterior naris posterior pituitary posterior pituitary gland posterior probability posterior serratus muscle posterior subcapsular cataract posterior synechia posterior temporal artery posterior uveitis posterior vein of the left ventricle posteriority Posteriorly Posteriors posterity postern Postero postexilian postexilic Postexist Postexistence Postexistent Postfact Postfactum postfeminist postfix postfix notation postfrontal Postfurca postganglionic Postgeniture postglacial Postglenoid postgrad postgraduate			posterior teeth posterior teeth posterior teeth posterior temporal artery posterior temporal artery Posterior tibial Posterior tibial artery posterior tibial muscle Posterior Tibial Nerve Somatosensory Cortical Evoked Potential posterior tibial pulse posterior tibial pulse posterior tibial pulse posterior tibial pulse Posterior Tibial Tendon Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction posterior tibial vein Posterior tibial veins posterior tibialis pulse posterior tooth posterior tooth form posterior tooth form posterior tooth form posterior tooth form Posterior Transverse Interarch Discrepancy Posterior Truncal Vagotomy with Anterior Gastric Wall Stapling Posterior urethral valve Posterior urethral valve Posterior urethral valve Posterior urethral valve Posterior Urethro-Vesical Angle posterior uveitis posterior vaginal hernia posterior vaginal hernia posterior vaginal hernia Posterior Vaginal Wall posterior vein of corpus callosum posterior vein of corpus callosum posterior vein of corpus callosum posterior vein of left ventricle posterior vein of left ventricle posterior vein of left ventricle posterior vein of septum pellucidum posterior vein of septum pellucidum posterior vein of septum pellucidum posterior vein of the left ventricle posterior vein of the left ventricle Posterior vena cava Posterior vena cava Posterior vena cava posterior vena caval thrombosis posterior vena caval thrombosis posterior vena caval thrombosis posterior vena caval thrombosis Posterior Ventral Cochlear Nucleus Posterior Vertebral Body Angle Posterior Vertebral Column Resection Posterior vitreous detachment Posterior vitreous detachment Posterior Vitreous Penetration Ratio Posterior Wall End-Diastolic Thickness Posterior Wall of Left Atrium

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uveitis (redirected from posterior uveitis)

uveitis
(redirected from posterior uveitis)