descemetocele

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descemetocele /des·ce·me·to·cele/ (des″ĕ-met´o-sēl) hernia of Descemet's membrane.

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A hernia of Descemet's membrane.

descemetocele

herniation of Descemet's membrane, usually through a corneal wound or deep ulceration.

Descemetocele. By permission from Slatter D,Textbook of Small Animal Surgery, Saunders, 2002

descemetocele

A forward bulging of Descemet's membrane due to either trauma or a deep corneal ulcer which has eroded the overlying stroma. Syn. keratocele. See keratolysis.

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