| macular coloboma | A defect of the central retina as a result of arrested development or intrauterine retinal inflammation. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| coloboma | Congenital anomaly in which some of the structures of the eye are absent due to incomplete fusion of the foetal intraocular fissure during gestation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| coloboma iridis | Retention of the choroid fissure causing a congenital cleft of the iris, often associated with coloboma of the choroid, viable in the inferior ocular fundus, obsolete term for the iris defect resulting from a large surgical iridectomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| coloboma lentis | A segment of the lens equator devoid of zonular fibres, giving the appearance of a notch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| coloboma lobuli | Congenital fissure of the lobule of the ear. (05 Mar 2000) |
| coloboma of choroid | A congenital defect of the choroid and retinal pigment epithelium exposing the sclera; the defect is usually situated below the optic disk in the region of foetal fissure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| coloboma of optic nerve | <anatomy, nerve> A congenital notch in the formation of the optic nerve, appearing as a craterlike excavation at the optic disk. (05 Mar 2000) |
| coloboma of vitreous | A congenital indentation of the vitreous body by mesoderm; associated with severe myopia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| coloboma palpebrale | A congenital notch in the eyelid margin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Fuchs' coloboma | A congenital inferior crescent on the choroid at the edge of the optic disk; not associated with myopia. Synonym: congenital conus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ala auris | <botany> An ear-shaped appendage at the base of a leaf, leaflet or corolla lobe. Adj. Auriculate. (09 Oct 1997) |
| antrum auris | The passage leading inward through the tympanic portion of the temporal bone, from the auricle to the tympanic membrane; it consists of a bony (inner) portion and a fibrocartilaginous (outer) portion, the cartilaginous external acoustic meatus. Synonym: meatus acusticus externus, acoustic meatus, antrum auris, auditory canal, external auditory meatus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| auris | Synonym: ear. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000) |
| auris externa | Which includes the auricle and the external acoustic, or auditory, meatus; the middle ear or the tympanic cavity with its ossicles; and the internal ear or inner ear, or labyrinth, which includes the saemicircular canals, vestibule, and cochlea. See: auricle. Synonym: auris. Origin: A.S. Eare (05 Mar 2000) |
| auris interna | auris interna |