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Heerfordt syndrome.Medical dictionary. 2011.
uveoparotid fever — |yüvē(ˌ)ō+... noun Etymology: uvea (I) + o + parotid : chronic inflammation of the parotid gland and uvea marked by low grade fever, lassitude, and bilateral iridocyclitis and often associated with sarcoidosis or other conditions … Useful english dictionary
uveoparotid fever — uveoparotitis … The new mediacal dictionary
Fever — Although a fever technically is any body temperature above the normal of 98.6 degrees F. (37 degrees C.), in practice a person is usually not considered to have a significant fever until the temperature is above 100.4 degrees F (38 degrees C.).… … Medical dictionary
uveoparotid — uveo·pa·rot·id (u″ve o pə rotґid) affecting the uvea and the parotid gland; see under fever … Medical dictionary
uveoparotitis — uveoparotid fever; n. inflammation of the iris, ciliary body, and choroid regions of the eye (the uvea) and swelling of the parotid salivary gland: one of the manifestations of the chronic disease sarcoidosis … The new mediacal dictionary
Disease — Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the… … Medical dictionary
Heerfordt's syndrome — Heer·fordt s syndrome hār .fȯrts n UVEOPAROTID FEVER Heerfordt Christian Frederik (1871 1953) Danish ophthalmologist. Heerfordt published his description of uveoparotid fever in 1909 … Medical dictionary
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
Sarcoidosis — Classification and external resources Chest xray showing the typical nodularity of sarcoidosis in the base of the lungs. ICD 10 D … Wikipedia
Heerfordt syndrome — an occasional manifestation of sarcoidosis consisting of enlargement of the parotid and lacrimal glands, anterior uveitis, Bell palsy, and fever. Called also uveoparotid fever … Medical dictionary
