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Descriptor
English
:
Pinguecula
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Pinguécula
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Pinguécula
Tree Number:
C11.187.631
Definition
English
:
A yellowish thickened lesion on the
conjunctiva
near the
CORNEA
representing a benign degenerative change in the
CONJUNCTIVA
caused by the
leakage
and deposition of certain
blood proteins
through the permeable
capillaries
near the LIMBUS.
History Note
English
:
2012
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
54527
Unique Identifier:
D059407
Occurrence in VHL
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