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iritis
[ ahy-rahy-tis ]
iritis
/ aɪˈrɪtɪk; aɪˈraɪtɪs /
noun
- inflammation of the iris of the eye
Derived Forms
- iritic, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ¾±Â·°ù¾±³Ù·¾±³¦ [ahy-, rit, -ik], adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Example Sentences
He was also suffering from attacks of iritis in both eyes, and had undergone a painful surgery, without effective anesthesia, whereby his cornea was sliced and a small piece of iris extracted.
The severe affections of the eye described by continental writers—blennorrhoea, keratitis, iritis, etc.—are certainly very rare in this country as complications of measles.
In this stage iritis is liable to occur, and if it is not properly diagnosed and treated it will result in blindness.
The sores both on cheek and tongue assumed more and more a gangrenous appearance, and on the sixteenth day from the commencement of iritis there was considerable loss of substance in both these situations.
In infected cases a complication with iritis is not uncommon owing to the penetration of toxines into the anterior chamber.
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