loading...| Preferred Name |
Episcleritis |
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| Synonyms |
Inflammation of the thin layer on top of the white part of eye |
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| Definitions |
In contrast to conjunctivitis, with episcleritis the inflammation is generally limited to isolated parts of the sclera and is not diffuse.One can observe dilated episcleral blood vessels between regions of white sclera. Inflammation of the episclera, a thin layer of tissue covering the white part (sclera) of the eye. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0100534 |
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| comment |
In contrast to conjunctivitis, with episcleritis the inflammation is generally limited to isolated parts of the sclera and is not diffuse.One can observe dilated episcleral blood vessels between regions of white sclera. |
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| creation date |
2010-12-20T05:48:22Z |
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SNOMEDCT_US:815008 UMLS:C0014583 MSH:D015423 |
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| definition |
Inflammation of the episclera, a thin layer of tissue covering the white part (sclera) of the eye. |
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| has exact synonym |
Inflammation of the thin layer on top of the white part of eye |
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| id |
HP:0100534 |
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| label |
Episcleritis |
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| notation |
HP:0100534 |
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| prefLabel |
Episcleritis |
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