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vitreous touch syndrome

vitreous touch syndrome noun: a late complication of intra-capsular cataract extraction wherein the vitreous bulges through the pupillary aperture, and touches and attaches to the corneal endothelium.

Noun

vitreous touch syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A late complication of intra-capsular cataract extraction wherein the vitreous bulges through the pupillary aperture, and touches and attaches to the corneal endothelium.

Questions about vitreous touch syndrome

What does vitreous touch syndrome mean?
Vitreous touch syndrome means a late complication of intra-capsular cataract extraction wherein the vitreous bulges through the pupillary aperture, and touches and attaches to the corneal endothelium.
What part of speech is vitreous touch syndrome?
Vitreous touch syndrome is a noun.

Words near vitreous touch syndrome in the dictionary

  1. vitreous humors
  2. vitreous humour
  3. vitreous humours
  4. vitreous jellies
  5. vitreous jelly
  6. vitreous touch syndrome
  7. vitreouses
  8. vitreouslike
  9. vitreously
  10. vitreousness
  11. vitrescence

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