Definition of Iridocyclitis

1. Noun. Inflammation of the iris and ciliary body of the eye.

Generic synonyms: Inflammation, Redness, Rubor

Definition of Iridocyclitis

1. Noun. (medicine) A type of anterior uveitis. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Iridocyclitis

1. Inflammation of the iris and of the ciliary body, anterior uveitis. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Iridocyclitis

iridized
iridizes
iridizing
irido-
iridoavulsion
iridocele
iridochoroiditis
iridocorneal
iridocorneal angle
iridocorneal endothelial syndrome
iridocorneal mesodermal dysgenesis
iridocorneal syndrome
iridocyclectomy
iridocyclitides
iridocyclitis (current term)
iridocyclochoroiditis
iridocystectomy
iridocyte
iridocytes
iridodiagnosis
iridodialysis
iridodilator
iridodonesis
iridoid
iridoids
iridokeratitis
iridokinetic
iridoline

Literary usage of Iridocyclitis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Manual of the diseases of the eye: For Students and General Practitioners by Charles Henry May (1909)
"But the usual cause of purulent iridocyclitis is an injury in the ciliary ... Besides those present in a severe case of iridocyclitis, there is apt to be ..."

2. Diseases of the eye by George Edmund De Schweinitz (1916)
"... of the ciliary body manifest themselves chiefly in the form of a severe iridocyclitis, with hazy cornea, or an intense parenchyma- tous vascular opacity ..."

3. A Text-book of the Diseases of the Small Domestic Animals by Oscar Victor Brumley (1921)
"iridocyclitis. Definition.—An inflammation of the iris and of the ciliary body. . They usually co-exist and will be therefore considered together ..."

4. Manual of the diseases of the eye: For Students and General Practitioners by Charles Henry May (1909)
"But the usual cause of purulent iridocyclitis is an injury in the ciliary ... Besides those present in a severe case of iridocyclitis, there is apt to be ..."

5. Diseases of the eye by George Edmund De Schweinitz (1916)
"... of the ciliary body manifest themselves chiefly in the form of a severe iridocyclitis, with hazy cornea, or an intense parenchyma- tous vascular opacity ..."

6. A Text-book of the Diseases of the Small Domestic Animals by Oscar Victor Brumley (1921)
"iridocyclitis. Definition.—An inflammation of the iris and of the ciliary body. . They usually co-exist and will be therefore considered together ..."

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