- Knapp streaks (striae)
- (knahp) [Herman Jakob Knapp, German-born ophthalmologist in the United States, 1832–1911] see under streak.
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Knapp streaks (striae)
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Knapp — Herman J., U.S. ophthalmologist, 1832–1911. See K. streaks, under streak, K. striae, under stria … Medical dictionary
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