| punctate | <dermatology> Marked with dots. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| punctate basophilia | 1. A speckling of a blood cell or other structure with fine dots when exposed to the action of a basic stain, due to the presence of free basophil granules in the cell protoplasm. Synonym: punctate basophilia. 2. An orange peel appearance of the attached gingiva. 3. A roughening of the surfaces of a denture base to stimulate natural gingival stippling. (05 Mar 2000) |
| punctate cataract | An incomplete cataract in which there are opaque dots scattered through the lens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| punctate haemorrhage | Capillary haemorrhage into the skin that forms petechiae. Synonym: punctate haemorrhage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| punctate hyalosis | A condition marked by minute opacities in the vitreous. (05 Mar 2000) |
| punctate keratitis | Inflammatory cells on the corneal endothelium. Synonym: punctate keratitis, keratitis punctata. (05 Mar 2000) |
| punctate keratoderma | Horny papules over the palms, soles, and digits that develop central plugs; seen commonly in blacks. Synonym: keratoma disseminatum, keratosis punctata. (05 Mar 2000) |
| punctate parotiditis | Recurrent or chronic parotiditis with terminal sialectasis, giving a punctate pattern on sialography; associated with epithelial hyperplasia of intralobular ducts, atrophy of acini, and lymphocytic infiltration, characteristic in Sjogren's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| punctate retinitis | See: retinopathy punctata albescens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superficial punctate keratitis | Epithelial punctate keratitis associated with viral conjunctivitis. Synonym: Thygeson's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deep punctate keratitis | Sharply defined opacities in an otherwise clear cornea, occurring in syphilitic iritis. (05 Mar 2000) |