CONJUNCTIVAL CYST
\kɒnd͡ʒəŋktˈa͡ɪvə͡l sˈɪst], \kɒndʒəŋktˈaɪvəl sˈɪst], \k_ɒ_n_dʒ_ə_ŋ_k_t_ˈaɪ_v_əl s_ˈɪ_s_t]\
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A rare form of c. usually appearing as a sharply defined, spheroidal or hemispheroidal prominence, about as large as a pea and transparent, occasionally met with near the corneal margin. It is congenital and distinct from the true dermoid c.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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Procollagen Proline Dioxygenase
- mixed-function oxygenase that catalyzes hydroxylation prolyl-glycyl-containing-peptide, usually in protocollagen, hydroxyprolylglycyl-peptide. The enzyme utilizes molecular oxygen with a concomitant oxidative decarboxylation of 2-oxoglutarate to succinate. EC 1.14.11.2.