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scle·ro·cho·roi·di·tis (sklēr″o-ko″roi-diґtis) inflammation of the sclera and the choroid coat, resulting in atrophy of both coats and protrusion of the former.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
sclerochoroiditis
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