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IRITIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does iritis mean?
• IRITIS (noun)
The noun IRITIS has 1 sense:
1. inflammation of the iris
Familiarity information: IRITIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Inflammation of the iris
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("iritis" is a kind of...):
inflammation; redness; rubor (a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat)
Context examples
Ocular symptoms include ulcerative conjunctivitis, keratitis, iritis, uveitis, and sometimes blindness.
(Erythema Multiforme Major, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
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