| phako- | For words so beginning and not listed here, see phaco-. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| phakoma | A hamartoma found in phacomatosis; often refers to a retinal hamartoma in tuberous sclerosis. Synonym: phakoma. Origin: phaco-+ G. -oma, tumour (05 Mar 2000) |
| phakomatoses | <radiology> Neurofibromatosis (von Recklinghausen), tuberous sclerosis (Bourneville), encephalo-trigeminal angiomatosis (Sturge-Weber-Dimitri), retino-cerebellar haemangioblastoma (von Hippel-Lindau), neurocutaneous melanosis, ataxia-telangiectasia all autosomal dominant except ataxia-telangiectasia wide range of penetrance and expressivity high rate of sporadic cases (spont. Mutation) (12 Dec 1998) |
| phakomatosis | A generic term for a group of hereditary diseases characterised by hamartomas involving multiple tissues; e.g., von Hippel-Lindau's disease, neurofibromatosis, Sturge-Weber syndrome, tuberous sclerosis. Synonym: phakomatosis. Origin: Van der Hoeve's coinage fr. G. Phakos, mother-spot (05 Mar 2000) |
| phakoscope | <instrument, physiology> An instrument for studying the mechanism of accommodation. Origin: Gr. A lentil, or lenticular body + -scope. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |