| quiet iritis | Iritis without inflammatory signs such as redness or oedema of the cornea. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| quiet | 1. In a state of rest or calm; without stir, motion, or agitation; still; as, a quiet sea; quiet air. "They . . . Were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we shall kill him." (Judg. Xvi. 2) 2. Free from noise or disturbance; hushed; still. 3. Not excited or anxious; calm; peaceful; placid; settled; as, a quiet life; a quiet conscience. " So quiet and so sweet a style." "That son, who on the quiet state of man Such trouble brought." (Milton) 4. Not giving offense; not exciting disorder or trouble; not turbulent; gentle; mild; meek; contented. "The ornament of a meek and quiet spirit." (1 Pet. Iii. 4) "I will sit as quiet as a lamb." (Shak) 5. Not showy; not such as to attract attention; undemonstrative; as, a quiet dress; quiet colours; a quiet movement. Synonym: Still, tranquil, calm, unruffled, smooth, unmolested, undisturbed, placid, peaceful, mild, peaceable, meek, contented. Origin: L. Quietus, p. P. Pf quiescere to rest, keep quiet; akin to quies rest, and prob. To E. While, n. See While, and cf. Coy, Quiesce, Quietus, Quit, Quite, Requiem. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| quiet hip disease | perthes disease |
| quiet lung | The collapse of a lung during thoracic operations undertaken to facilitate surgical procedure through absence of lung movement. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plastic iritis | Iritis with a fibrinous exudation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| haemorrhagic iritis | Iritis with such severe hyperaemia that hyphema occurs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| serous iritis | Inflammation of the iris, with a serous exudate in the anterior chamber. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nodular iritis | Iritis with aggregations of round cells in the iris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sympathetic iritis | Iritis consecutive to a similar condition in the other eye. (05 Mar 2000) |
| iritis | <ophthalmology> Inflammation of the iris, usually marked by pain, congestion in the ciliary region, photophobia, contraction of the pupil and discolouration of the iris. (18 Nov 1997) |
| iritis glaucomatosa | An outpouring of exudate and cells after control of angle-closure glaucoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fibrinous iritis | Acute inflammation of the iris, with profuse exudate; occurs in uveitis of tertiary syphilis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| follicular iritis | <ophthalmology> Rarely used term for chronic iritis with glassy nodules situated deep down between the anterior and posterior layers of the iris. (05 Mar 2000) |