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uveitis

American  
[yoo-vee-ahy-tis] / ˌju viˈaɪ tɪs /

noun

Pathology.
  1. inflammation of the uvea.


uveitis British  
/ ˌjuːvɪˈaɪtɪs, ˌjuːvɪˈɪtɪk /

noun

  1. inflammation of the uvea

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of uveitis

From New Latin, dating back to 1840–50; see origin at uvea, -itis

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Thames Valley Police Mounted Section said Luna stole the show at Royal Ascot last year with her "neigh-bands" created to protect her eyes due to her having equine recurrent uveitis.

From BBC Mar. 31, 2026

The clock revealed that diseases such as diabetic retinopathy and uveitis cause accelerated aging within specific cell types.

From Science Daily Oct. 19, 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

He was worried that Legg had eye inflammation, called uveitis, that was caused by an immunotherapy drug she had been on for advanced lung cancer.

From Seattle Times Jan. 2, 2018

Like the patients he is now trying to help, Dr. Crozier was blinded in one eye by uveitis and recovered — but then lost his sight a second time, to a cataract.

From New York Times Oct. 19, 2017

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