sclerectasia

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sclerectasia /scle·rec·ta·sia/ (-ek-ta´zhah) a bulging state of the sclera.

scler·ec·ta·sia (sklîr

k-t

)

Localized bulging of the sclera lined with uveal tissue.

sclerectasia [sklēr″ek-ta´zhah]

a bulging state of the sclera.

sclerectasia, scleral ectasia

a bulging state of the sclera; see also collie eye anomaly.

ectasia, scleral

A bulging and thinning of the sclera, due to disease, trauma, atrophy or raised intraocular pressure. It may be total as in buphthalmos, or partial as in staphyloma. Syn. sclerectasia.

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