scleromalacia

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scleromalacia /scle·ro·ma·la·cia/ (sklēr″o-mah-la´shah) degeneration and thinning (softening) of the sclera, occurring in rheumatoid arthritis.

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Degenerative thinning of the sclera, occurring in persons with rheumatoid arthritis and other collagen disorders.

scleromalacia [skle″ro-mah-la´shah]

degeneration (softening) of the sclera, occurring in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

scleromalacia

degeneration (softening) of the sclera.

scleromalacia

A bilateral and painless degenerative thinning of the sclera occurring in people with rheumatoid arthritis. In this condition rheumatoid nodules may develop in the sclera and cause perforation (scleromalacia perforans). Syn. necrotizing scleritis without inflammation; scleritis necroticans.

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