A noninflammatory, usually bilateral protrusion and thinning of the CORNEA, the apex being displaced downward and nasally. It occurs most commonly in females at about puberty. Two closely related noninflammatory corneal ectasias are pellucid marginal degeneration and keratoglobus.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D007640
altLabel
Degeneration, Pellucid Marginal
Marginal Degeneration, Pellucid
Pellucid Marginal Degenerations
Pellucid Marginal Corneal Degeneration
Keratoglobus
Pellucid Marginal Degeneration
AN
cone-shaped protrusion of cornea
AQL
BL CF CI CL CN CO DG DH DI DT EC EH EM EN EP ET GE HI IM ME MI MO NU PA PC PP PS PX RH RT SU TH UR VE VI
cui
C0022578
C0339288
C3887531
DC
1
definition
A noninflammatory, usually bilateral protrusion and thinning of the CORNEA, the apex being displaced downward and nasally. It occurs most commonly in females at about puberty. Two closely related noninflammatory corneal ectasias are pellucid marginal degeneration and keratoglobus.