Krukenberg spindle
Kru·ken·berg spin·dle
(krū'kĕn-berg),a vertical fusiform area of melanin pigmentation on the posterior surface of the central cornea.
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Kru·ken·berg spin·dle
(krū'kĕn-berg spin'dĕl)A vertical fusiform area of melanin pigmentation on the posterior surface of the central cornea.
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Krukenberg spindle
Vertical pigment deposits seen on the corneal endothelium in pigment dispersion syndrome or pigmentary glaucoma.
See also: Krukenberg, Friedrich Ernst
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Krukenberg,
Friedrich, German pathologist, 1871-1946.Krukenberg amputation - a cineplastic amputation at the carpus with the distal end of the forearm.
Krukenberg pigment spindle forceps
Krukenberg spindle - a vertical fusiform area of melanin pigmentation on the posterior surface of the central cornea.
Krukenberg sponge
Krukenberg tumor - metastatic carcinoma of the ovary.
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