Disease or Syndrome
intermediate uveitis
in·ter·me·di·ate u·ve·i·tis [ in-ter-mee-dee-it yoo-vee-ahy-tis ]
Subclass of:
Uveitis
Definitions related to uveitis, intermediate:
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(intermediate uveitis) Inflammation of the uveal tract in which the primary site of inflammation is the vitreous.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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Inflammation of the pars plana, ciliary body, and adjacent structures.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Intermediate uveitis refers to inflammation localized to the vitreous and peripheral retina. Intermediate uveitis was first described in the literature as chronic cyclitis by Fuchs in 1908.WebMD, 2019
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