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Uveitis(medicine)
uveitis(encyclopedia)
Uveitis(health)
Anterior uveitis(medicine)
phacogenic uveitis(medicine)
phacoanaphylactic uveitis(medicine)
intermediate uveitis(medicine)
heterochromic uveitis(medicine)
posterior uveitis(medicine)

uveitis, anterior (medicine) and oic (iou)


uveitis, anterior (medicine)


uveitis, anterior
Inflammation of the anterior uvea comprising the iris, angle structures, and the ciliary body. Manifestations of this disorder include ciliary injection, exudation into the anterior chamber, iris changes, and adhesions between the iris and lens (posterior synechiae). Intraocular pressure may be increased or reduced.


oic (iou)



-oic suffix.
[from -O- + -IC, app. first in caproic, perh. after benzoic.]
Organic Chemistry. Forming adjectives designating carboxylic acids and their anhydrides, as hexanoic, isatoic, methanoic, etc.