iritis

[ahy-rahy-tis]

noun

Ophthalmology.

1. inflammation of the iris of the eye.

iritis

/ aɪˈrɪtɪk, aɪˈraɪtɪs /

noun

1. inflammation of the iris of the eye

Other Word Forms

• iritic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of iritis¹

First recorded in 1810–20; ir(is) + -itis

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.

From The New Yorker

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.

From Project Gutenberg

In this stage iritis is liable to occur, and if it is not properly diagnosed and treated it will result in blindness.

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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.

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Diseases of the Iris and Ciliary Body.—Inflammation of the iris, iritis, arises from different causes.

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