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COLOBOMA IRIDIS

\kˌɒləbˈə͡ʊməɹ ɪɹˈɪdɪz], \kˌɒləbˈə‍ʊməɹ ɪɹˈɪdɪz], \k_ˌɒ_l_ə_b_ˈəʊ_m_ə_ɹ ɪ_ɹ_ˈɪ_d_ɪ_z]\

Definitions of COLOBOMA IRIDIS

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Irido-coloboma. A congenital peculiarity of the iris, consisting in a fissure of its lower portion, and a consequent prolongation of the iris to the margin of the cornea. See Iridorrhagas.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

A fissure in the iris, of varying size and shape, due to arrest of development. It may affect one or both eyes and is usually accompanied by a coloboma of the ciliary body and choroid.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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