| Salzmann's nodular corneal degeneration | Large and prominent nodules of a solid, opaque material that stands out from the surface of the cornea; occurs occasionally in persons previously affected by phlyctenular keratitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| serpiginous corneal ulcer | Serpentine ulceration of the cornea, due to infection, most often with Streptococcus pneumoniae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dendritic corneal ulcer | Keratitis caused by herpes simplex virus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| endothelium, corneal | Single layer of large flattened cells covering the surface of the cornea. (12 Dec 1998) |
| epithelium, corneal | The outer epithelial layer of the cornea, consisting of stratified squamous epithelium continuous with that of the conjunctiva. (12 Dec 1998) |
| juvenile epithelial corneal dystrophy | Epithelial dystrophy characterised by progressive cysts and opacities of the corneal epithelium, with onset in infancy. Inheritance: autosomal dominant with incomplete penetrance. Synonym: Meesman dystrophy. (22 Sep 2002) |
| lattice corneal dystrophy | A corneal dystrophy due to localised accumulation of amyloid in a reticular pattern; manifest at puberty and progressing slowly until eventually useful vision is lost; autosomal dominant inheritance. (05 Mar 2000) |
| accordion graft | A skin graft in which multiple slits have been made, so it can be stretched to cover a large area. Synonym: mesh graft. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adipodermal graft | A dermal graft with attached subcutaneous fat. Synonym: adipodermal graft. (05 Mar 2000) |
| allogeneic graft | <haematology> Grafts between two or more individuals allogeneic at one or more loci (usually with reference to histocompatibility loci). As opposed to autograft and xenograft. (18 Nov 1997) |
| anastomosed graft | A graft in which circulation is established by surgical anastomoses of blood vessels. (05 Mar 2000) |
| animal graft | A graft of tissue from an animal to a human. Synonym: animal graft, zooplastic graft. (05 Mar 2000) |
| augmentation graft | A graft of material used to increase the size, shape, or volume of a structure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| autodermic graft | A skin autograft. (05 Mar 2000) |
| autogeneic graft | <procedure> Graft taken from one part of the body and placed in another site on the same individual. (02 Jan 1998) |