mutton-fat keratic precipitates

mutton-fat keratic precipitates
coalescent precipitates of inflammatory cells and fibrin that form translucent rings with opaque centers in the anterior chamber of the eye in uveitis.

Mutton-fat keratic precipitates scattered diffusely on the posterior surface of the cornea.


Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • precipitate — 1. To cause a substance in solution to separate as a solid. 2. A solid separated out from a solution or suspension; a floc or clump, such as that resulting from the mixture of a specific …   Medical dictionary

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