granular conjunctivitis
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granular conjunctivitis — noun : trachoma … Useful english dictionary
Conjunctivitis — Inflammation of the conjuctivae, the membranes on the inner part of the eyelids and the membranes covering the whites of the eyes. These membranes react to a wide range of bacteria, viruses, allergy provoking agents, irritants and toxic agents.… … Medical dictionary
Chlamydia trachomatis — Trachoma Tra*cho ma, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? roughness, fr. ? rough.] (Med.) a contagious granular conjunctivitis caused by the bacterium {Chlamydia trachomatis}. It is a chronic inflammation of the conjunctiva {Tra*chom a*tous}, a. [Webster 1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Trachoma — Tra*cho ma, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? roughness, fr. ? rough.] (Med.) a contagious granular conjunctivitis caused by the bacterium {Chlamydia trachomatis}. It is a chronic inflammation of the conjunctiva {Tra*chom a*tous}, a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Trachomatous — Trachoma Tra*cho ma, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? roughness, fr. ? rough.] (Med.) a contagious granular conjunctivitis caused by the bacterium {Chlamydia trachomatis}. It is a chronic inflammation of the conjunctiva {Tra*chom a*tous}, a. [Webster 1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Noguchia — A genus of aerobic to facultatively anaerobic, motile, peritrichous bacteria (family Brucellaceae) containing small, slender, Gram negative, encapsulated rods. These organisms are present in the … Medical dictionary
Trachoma — A chronic inflammatory eye disease due to infection with a bacterium called Chlamydia trachomatis. Trachoma results in blindness so frequently that it places a huge burden a year on world health funding ($25 billion in the year 2000). The disease … Medical dictionary
Corneal dystrophy (human) — Main article: corneal dystrophy Corneal dystrophy (human) Classification and external resources ICD 10 H18.5 ICD 9 … Wikipedia
Fuchs' dystrophy — Classification and external resources Fuchs corneal dystrophy. Light microscopic appearance of the cornea showing numerous excrescences (guttae) on the posterior surface of Descemet s membrane and the presence of cysts in the corneal epithelium… … Wikipedia
Meesmann juvenile epithelial corneal dystrophy — Classification and external resources Multiple opaque spots in the corneal epithelium ICD … Wikipedia
