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recurrent uveitis in horses; it may occur in one or both eyes and is the leading cause of blindness in the horse. Called also equine recurrent uveitis, recurrent iridocyclitis, and moon blindness.Medical dictionary. 2011.
periodic ophthalmia — noun : ophthalmia that recurs at approximately regular intervals; specifically : moon blindness of the horse … Useful english dictionary
recurrent iridocyclitis — periodic ophthalmia … Medical dictionary
equine recurrent uveitis — periodic ophthalmia … Medical dictionary
moon blindness — n a recurrent inflammation of the eye of the horse called also periodic ophthalmia * * * periodic ophthalmia … Medical dictionary
Equine vision — The equine eye is the largest of any land mammal. [ Soemmerring DW. A comment on the horizontal sections of eyes in man and animals. Anderson SR, Munk O, eds. Schepelern HD, transl. Copenhagen: Bogtrykkeriet Forum; 1971.] [ Knill LM, Eagleton RD … Wikipedia
List of cutaneous conditions — This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. See also: Cutaneous conditions, Category:Cutaneous conditions, and ICD 10… … Wikipedia
syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
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