Medical term:
choroiditis
choroiditis
[kor″oi-di´tis]inflammation of the choroid.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
cho·roid·i·tis
(kō'roy-dī'tis),Inflammation of the choroid. Compare: choroidopathy, chorioretinopathy.
Synonym(s): posterior uveitis
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cho·roid·i·tis
(kōr'oyd-ī'tis)Inflammation of the choroid.
Compare: choroidopathy, chorioretinopathy
Compare: choroidopathy, chorioretinopathy
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
choroiditis
Inflammation of the choroid coat of the eye. This invariably damages the overlying retina, usually causing localized patches of destruction with corresponding areas of visual loss.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
choroiditis
Inflammation of the choroid. The ophthalmoscopic appearance is a whitish-yellow area stippled with pigment. However, it is most often associated with an inflammation of the retina (chorioretinitis) and of the other tissues of the uvea. Vision is blurred if the lesion is in the macular area. See iritis; posterior uveitis.
Millodot: Dictionary of Optometry and Visual Science, 7th edition. © 2009 Butterworth-Heinemann
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