| TORCH | toxoplasmosis, other [congenital syphilis and viruses], rubella, cytomegalovirus, and herpes simplex... |
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| IK | immobilized knee; immune body [Ger. Immunekorper]; Infusoria killing [unit]; interstitial keratitis |
| Kera | keratitis |
| KID | keratitis, ichthyosis, and deafness [syndrome] |
| KP | Kaufmann-Peterson [base]; keratitic precipitate; keratitis punctata; kidney protein; killed parenter... |
| actinic keratitis | A reaction of the cornea to ultraviolet light. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| vascular keratitis | Superficial cellular infiltration of the cornea and neovascularization between Bowman's membrane and the epithelium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| marginal keratitis | A corneal inflammation at the limbus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| geographic keratitis | Keratitis with coalescence of superficial lesions in herpes keratitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vesicular keratitis | Keratitis with coalescence of areas of epithelial corneal oedema. (05 Mar 2000) |
| metaherpetic keratitis | A postinfectious corneal inflammation in herpetic keratitis leading to epithelial erosion; not due to virus replication. (05 Mar 2000) |
| phlyctenular keratitis | An inflammation of the corneal conjunctiva with the formation of small red nodules of lymphoid tissue (phlyctenulae) near the corneoscleral limbus. Synonym: scrofulous keratitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumococcal/suppurative keratitis | A severe, creeping, central, suppurative ulcer often due to pneumococci. Synonym: pneumococcal/suppurative keratitis, serpent ulcer of cornea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mycotic keratitis | An infection of the cornea of the eye caused by a fungus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| polymorphic superficial keratitis | Epithelial degeneration occurring in starvation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| herpetic keratitis | <ophthalmology, pathology> Inflammation of the cornea (and conjunctiva) due to herpes virus type I, a characteristic finding on physical examination of the eye (cornea) is a dendritic pattern (crystalline or tree-like pattern). (27 Sep 1997) |
| sclerosing keratitis | Inflammation of the cornea complicating scleritis; characterised by opacification of the corneal stroma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| xerotic keratitis | Dryness with ulceration and perforation of the cornea, with absence of inflammatory reactions, occurring in cachectic children; results from severe vitamin A deficiency. Synonym: xerotic keratitis. Origin: kerato-+ G. Malakia, softness (05 Mar 2000) |
| scrofulous keratitis | An inflammation of the corneal conjunctiva with the formation of small red nodules of lymphoid tissue (phlyctenulae) near the corneoscleral limbus. Synonym: scrofulous keratitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| punctate keratitis | Inflammatory cells on the corneal endothelium. Synonym: punctate keratitis, keratitis punctata. (05 Mar 2000) |