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phacogenic uveitis (s) (noun), phacogenic uveitides (pl)
Uveitis (inflammation of part or all of the uvea, the posterior pigmented layer of the iris) secondary to hypermature cataract (cataract in which the lens cortex becomes liquid): Phacogenic uveitis is thought to be an autoimmune disorder with the production of autoantibodies causing a break in the lens capsule.
This entry is located in the following units: phaco-, phac-, phako-, phak- + (page 2) uveo-, uve- + (page 1)