hyphema

hyphema
Blood in the anterior chamber of the eye. [G. hyphaimos, suffused with blood]

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hy·phe·ma or chiefly Brit hy·phae·ma hī-'fē-mə n a hemorrhage in the anterior chamber of the eye

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hy·phe·ma (hi-feґmə) [Gr. hyphaimos suffused with blood, bloodshot; especially of the eyes] hemorrhage within the anterior chamber of the eye. Called also hyphemia.

Thirty percent hyphema.


Medical dictionary. 2011.

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