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hyalitis [hi″ah-li´tis]
inflammation of the vitreous body; called also vitreitis and vitritis.
asteroid hyalitis hyalitis marked by spherical or star-shaped bodies in the vitreous; see also benson's disease.
hyalitis puncta´ta a form marked by small opacities.
hyalitis suppurati´va purulent inflammation of the vitreous body.
vitritis 
Inflammatory reaction of the vitreous or the hyaloid membrane as a result of a disease in the adjacent structures, such as the ciliary body, the choroid or the retina, which causes infiltration of cells into the vitreous. Patients complain of floaters and/or blurred vision. Note: also spelt vitreitis. Syn. hyalitis. See intermediate uveitis.
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