circumcorneal injection

circumcorneal injection
cir·cum·cor·ne·al injection .sir-kəm-.kȯr-nē-əl- n enlargement of the ciliary and conjunctival blood vessels near the margin of the cornea with reduction in size peripherally

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dilatation of the ciliary and conjunctival blood vessels close to the limbus, and diminishing toward the periphery.

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