interstitial keratitis


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interstitial keratitis

[¦in·tər¦stish·əl ‚ker·ə′tīd·əs]
(medicine)
Inflammation of the cornea in which the iris is almost completely hidden by the diffuse haziness of the corneal tissue.
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