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sympathetic uveitis (s) (noun), sympathetic uveitides (pl)
A severe, bilateral uveitis that starts as an inflammation of the uveal tract of one eye: Sympathetic uveitis can result from a puncture wound.

The injured eye is termed the "exciting eye". If the affected area is not removed within ten days of the accident that caused the wound, blindness will occur.

This entry is located in the following unit: uveo-, uve- + (page 1)