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crescent /cres·cent/ (kres´int) 1. shaped like a new moon. 2. something with this shape.crescen´tic crescents of Giannuzzi crescent-shaped patches of serous cells surrounding the mucous tubercles in seromucous glands. myopic crescent a crescentic staphyloma in the fundus of the eye in myopia. sublingual crescent the crescent-shaped area on the floor of the mouth, bounded by the lingual wall of the mandible and the base of the tongue.
crescent, myopic A white area of sclera seen adjacent to the temporal side of the optic disc mainly in pathological myopia, but also sometimes in non-pathological myopia. The choroid and retinal pigment epithelium have atrophied in the crescent area, allowing the sclera to be seen. Syn. myopic conus; myopic scleral crescent. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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