sclerochoroiditis

sclerochoroiditis
- s. anterior a secondary inflammation of the sclera by an extension of a process from the uvea.
- s. posterior SYN: posterior staphyloma.

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scle·ro·cho·roi·di·tis (sklēr″o-ko″roi-diґtis) inflammation of the sclera and the choroid coat, resulting in atrophy of both coats and protrusion of the former.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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