iritis
[ahy-rahy-tis]
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noun Ophthalmology.
inflammation of the iris of the eye.
Origin of iritis
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In July, 1878, the wife had iritis, and after that gummata on the leg.
The exudation may, as in iritis, be serous, plastic or purulent.
It is remarkable that iritis very seldom occurs as a complication of acute articular rheumatism.
The average age at the time the iritis commenced was five months and a half.
Iritis is frequently produced by rheumatism, as well as by scrofula and gout, and often places the sight in great peril.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume IIArnold Cooley
iritis
noun
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iritis
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