| Elschnig pearls | The proliferated anterior capsule of the lens of the eye after surgical capsulotomy or injury. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Epstein's pearls | Multiple small white epithelial inclusion cysts found in the midline of the palate in newborn infants. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Laennec's pearls | An obsolete term for small, round, translucent, tenacious bodies in the sputum of some persons with asthma; when floated in water, they become unfurled and are then recognizable as Curschmann's spirals. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Elschnig, Anton | <person> German ophthalmologist, 1863-1939. See: Elschnig pearls, Elschnig's spots. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Elschnig's spots | Isolated choroidal bright yellow or red spot's with black pigment flecks at their borders, seen ophthalmoscopically in advanced hypertensive retinopathy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Koerber-Salus-Elschnig syndrome | Irregular, jerky nystagmus combining convergence and retraction of the eye into the orbit, especially on attempting an upward gaze. Synonym: Koerber-Salus-Elschnig syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |