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uveitis
This term is a specialized medical diagnosis used primarily in ophthalmology. It describes a pathological state of inflammation rather than a specific disease, meaning it can be a primary condition or a secondary symptom of systemic autoimmune diseases like sarcoidosis or ankylosing spondylitis.
As a medical condition denoting a specific state of inflammation, the term is treated as an uncountable noun. It refers to the clinical phenomenon of inflammation within the uveal tract and does not typically take a plural form in professional medical discourse.
Meanings
Examples
The patient was diagnosed with acute anterior uveitis after complaining of severe eye pain.
I wonder if this persistent redness is actually uveitis.
You need to start these steroid drops immediately to treat the uveitis.
Chronic uveitis can lead to permanent vision loss if left untreated.
Is the uveitis related to an underlying autoimmune condition?
Is the uveitis related to an underlying autoimmune condition?
The doctor explained that uveitis involves inflammation of the middle layer of the eye.
My vision has been blurry since the uveitis flared up again.
The specialist used a slit lamp to examine the extent of the uveitis.