STAPHYLOMA CORNEAE
\stˌafɪlˈə͡ʊmə kˈɔːniː], \stˌafɪlˈəʊmə kˈɔːniː], \s_t_ˌa_f_ɪ_l_ˈəʊ_m_ə k_ˈɔː_n_iː]\
Definitions of STAPHYLOMA CORNEAE
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By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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A bulging of the cornea from thinning of the membrane, due to injury or to chronic inflammation of the cornea. [Lat.]
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A bulging of the cornea, in whole or in part, from thinning of the membrane, with or without a preceding ulceration due to injury or to a chronic inflammation of the cornea and usually of the iris, with abolition of the anterior chamber, adhesion of the iris to the posterior surface of the cornea, and increased tension. The cornea is opaque and occasionally thickened instead of thinned. According to some, the term is restricted to protrusion originating in prolapse of the iris and consisting of the iridic tissue replacing the cornea
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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