Bitot patches
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Bitot's spots — Bi·tot s spots bē tōz n shiny pearly spots of triangular shape occurring on the conjunctiva in severe vitamin A deficiency esp. in children Bi·tot bē tō Pierre A. (1822 1888) French physician. Bitot s description of the spots now known as Bitot s … Medical dictionary
Bitot spots (patches) — Bi·tot spots (patches) (be toґ) [Pierre A. Bitot, French physician, 1822–1888] see under spot … Medical dictionary
Bitot's spots — cheesy foamy greyish spots that form on the surface of dry patches of conjunctiva at the sides of the eyes. They consist of fragments of keratinized epithelium. A common cause is vitamin A deficiency. [P. A. Bitot (1822–88), French physician] … The new mediacal dictionary
spot — 1. SYN: macula. 2. To lose a slight amount of blood through the vagina. acoustic spots macula of utricle, macula of saccule. Bitot spots small, circumscribed, lusterless, grayish white, foamy, greasy, triangular deposits on the bulbar … Medical dictionary
