uveitis
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of uveitis
From New Latin, dating back to 1840–50; see origin at uvea, -itis
Example Sentences
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Overall, they found that the combination of different wavelengths can provide additional information about the underlying form of uveitis.
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2024
Optometrists who have gained extra qualifications will be able to prescribe medication, such as steroids and antibiotics used to treat common eye conditions like uveitis and conjunctivitis.
From BBC • Oct. 2, 2023
At the time, Ton noted, Le did not have eye pain or uveitis, a form of eye inflammation frequently seen in Behcet’s patients.
From Washington Post • Apr. 19, 2019
But the drug also gave her “almost every ‘itis’ you can get,” she said: arthritis-like joint pain, lung inflammation called pneumonitis and liver inflammation that bordered on hepatitis, in addition to the uveitis.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 2, 2018
Dr. Lowell Gess, who founded the hospital in 1982, had recognized that uveitis was a severe problem in many patients.
From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2017
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