| CES | carboxylesterase; cauda equina syndrome; cat's eye syndrome; central excitatory state; chronic elect... |
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| DE | deprived eye; diagnostic error; dialysis encephalopathy; digestive energy; dose equivalent; dream el... |
| DEST | Denver Eye Screening Test; dichotic environmental sounds test |
| EC | effective concentration; ejection click; electrochemical; electron capture; embryonal carcinoma; eme... |
| EE | embryo extract; end-to-end; end expiration; energy expenditure; Enterobacteriaceae enrichment [broth... |
| overripe cataract | A cataract in which the lens cortex becomes liquid, with the nucleus gravitating within the capsule (Morgagni's cataract). Synonym: overripe cataract. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| tetany cataract | A cataract that develops in hypocalcaemia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| electric cataract | A cataract caused by contact with a high-power electric current, or a lightning bolt. Synonym: cataracta electrica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| embryonic cataract | A congenital cataract situated near the anterior Y suture of the foetal lens nucleus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| embryopathic cataract | Congenital cataract as a result of intrauterine infection, e.g., rubella. (05 Mar 2000) |
| total cataract | A cataract involving the entire lens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| toxic cataract | A cataract caused by drugs or chemicals. (05 Mar 2000) |
| traumatic cataract | A cataract caused by contusion, rupture, or a foreign body. (05 Mar 2000) |
| juvenile cataract | A soft cataract occurring in a child or young adult. (05 Mar 2000) |
| umbilicated cataract | Congenital cataract in which a central white membrane replaces the nucleus. Synonym: disk-shaped cataract, life-belt cataract, umbilicated cataract. (05 Mar 2000) |
| zonular cataract | A cataract in which the opacity is limited to the cortex. Synonym: zonular cataract. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fibroid cataract | A sclerotic hardening of the capsule of the lens, following exudative iridocyclitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| floriform cataract | A congenital cataract with opacities arranged like the petals of a flower. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lamellar cataract | A cataract in which the opacity is limited to the cortex. Synonym: zonular cataract. (05 Mar 2000) |
| furnacemen's cataract | A cataract secondary to absorption of heat by the lens, or by transmission from the adjacent iris. Synonym: furnacemen's cataract, glassworker's cataract. (05 Mar 2000) |