| adherent | 1. Sticking; clinging; adhering. 2. Attached as an attribute or circumstance. 3. <botany> Congenitally united with an organ of another kind, as calyx with ovary, or stamens with petals. Origin: L. Adhaerens, -entis, p. Pr., cf. F. Adherent. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| adherent pericardium | Pericarditis with adhesions between the two pericardial layers, between the pericardium and heart, or between the pericardium and neighboring structures. Synonym: adherent pericardium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adherent placenta | A placenta that fails to separate cleanly from the uterus after delivery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| annular cataract | Congenital cataract in which a central white membrane replaces the nucleus. Synonym: disk-shaped cataract, life-belt cataract, umbilicated cataract. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arborescent cataract | An obsolete term for dendritic cataract. (05 Mar 2000) |
| atopic cataract | A cataract associated with atopic dermatitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| axial cataract | A lenticular opacity in the visual axis of the lens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| black cataract | A cataract in which the lens is hardened and of a dark brown colour. In the 19th century, German black cataract meant gutta severa (q.v.). Synonym: cataracta brunescens, cataracta nigra. (05 Mar 2000) |
| blue cataract | Coronary cataract of bluish colour. Synonym: cataracta cerulea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| capsular cataract | A cataract in which the opacity affects the capsule only. (05 Mar 2000) |
| capsulolenticular cataract | A cataract in which both the lens and its capsule are involved. See: membranous cataract. (05 Mar 2000) |
| galactose cataract | A neonatal cataract associated with intralenticular accumulation of galactose alcohol. See: galactosaemia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| radiation cataract | A cataract caused by excessive or prolonged exposure to ultraviolet rays, X-rays, radium, beta rays, gamma rays, heat, or radioactive isotopes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vascular cataract | Congenital cataract in which the degenerated lens is replaced with mesodermal tissue. Synonym: cataracta adiposa, cataracta fibrosa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| reduplicated cataract | A type of congenital cataract with opacities situated at various levels in the lens. (05 Mar 2000) |