| band-shaped keratopathy | A horizontal, gray, interpalpebral opacity of the cornea that begins at the periphery and progresses centrally; occurs in hypercalcaemia, chronic iridocyclitis, and Still's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| bullous keratopathy | Oedema of the corneal stroma and epithelium; occurs in Fuchs' epithelial dystrophy, advanced glaucoma and iridocyclitis, and sometimes after intraocular lens implantation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vesicular keratopathy | Corneal epithelial oedema with formation of vacuoles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| climatic keratopathy | A bilateral, symmetrical corneal dystrophy caused by prolonged exposure to extremes of heat or cold; nodular opacities are limited to the interpalpebral area and vision is only mildly affected. Synonym: Labrador keratopathy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| neuroparalytic keratopathy | Corneal inflammation or ulceration associated with dysfunction of the ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| striate keratopathy | Corneal stromal oedema with formation of criss-cross tracts. (05 Mar 2000) |
| keratopathy | Any corneal disease, damage, dysfunction, or abnormality. Origin: kerato-+ G. Pathos, suffering, disease (05 Mar 2000) |
| filamentary keratopathy | Formation of fine elongations of corneal epithelium in inflammation, oedema, and degenerative states. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Labrador keratopathy | A bilateral, symmetrical corneal dystrophy caused by prolonged exposure to extremes of heat or cold; nodular opacities are limited to the interpalpebral area and vision is only mildly affected. Synonym: Labrador keratopathy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lipid keratopathy | Occurrence of fats in an area of corneal vascularization. (05 Mar 2000) |
| punctate | <dermatology> Marked with dots. (09 Oct 1997) |
| 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) |