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Keratonosus
General term for a disease of the cornea.
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Keratoglobus
Spherical enlargement and protrusion of the cornea. Swelling of the eyeball. A congenital disorder of the eye in which the whole cornea bulges forward in a regular curve. A globular protrusion and enlargement of the cornea, seen in congenital glaucoma.
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Keratogenous
Horny material or its production. Related to the development of hard growths.
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Keratoconus
Conical protrusion of the cornea. A coneshaped lump on the cornea. A protrusion and thinning of the apical portion of the cornea, of obscure etiology, in which vision is best corrected by a contact lens. Cone-shaped protrusion of the cornea; it may be treated by special contact lenses or by epikeratophakia. Disease that involves a…
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Keratinous
Horn-like.
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Keratinize
To become horny-hard.
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Keratic
Cornea or horn. Relating to horny tissue or to keratin. Relating to the cornea.
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Intra vitam
During life.
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Intraventricular
Within a ventricle of heart or brain. Inside or placed into a ventricle in the heart or the brain. Inside a ventricle, which is one of the heart’s two lower chambers. The term can also denote the brain’s ventricles, which are spaces filled with cerebrospinal fluid.
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Intratympanic
Within the middle ear. Inside the tympanic cavity, which is the space of the middle ear located between the eardrum externally and the hearing organ internally. This cavity is connected to the Eustachian tube that extends from the back of the nose.
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