synchysis /syn·chy·sis/ (sin´kĭ-sis) [Gr.] a softening or fluid condition of the vitreous body of the eye.
synchysis scintil´lans floating cholesterol crystals in the vitreous, developing as a secondary degenerative change.
syn·chy·sis (s n k-ss, sng-)n. The collapse of the collagenous framework of the vitreous humor with liquefaction of the vitreous body. |
synchysis
a softening or fluid condition of the vitreous body of the eye.
synchysis scintillans
floating cholesterol crystals in the vitreous, developing as a secondary degenerative change.
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