anophthalmia
Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Legal, Financial, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
Related to anophthalmia: microphthalmia, the woman
anomaly
[ah-nom´ah-le]marked deviation from normal. adj., adj anom´alous.
Axenfeld's anomaly a developmental anomaly characterized by a circular opacity of the posterior peripheral cornea, and caused by an irregularly thickened, axially displaced Schwalbe's ring.
congenital anomaly (developmental anomaly) absence, deformity, or excess of body parts as the result of faulty development of the embryo.
Ebstein's anomaly see ebstein's anomaly.
May-Hegglin anomaly a rare dominantly inherited disorder of blood cell morphology, characterized by RNA-containing cytoplasmic inclusions (similar to Döhle bodies) in granulocytes, by large, poorly granulated platelets, and by thrombocytopenia.
an·oph·thal·mi·a
(an'of-thal'mē-ă),Congenital absence of all tissues of the eyes.
Synonym(s): anophthalmos
[G. an- priv. + ophthalmos, eye]
an·oph·thal·mi·a
(anof-thalmē-ă)Congenital absence of all tissues of the eyes.
[G. an- priv. + ophthalmos, eye]
anophthalmia
Congenital absence of all tissues of the eyes. It is due to a failure of the outgrowth of the optic vesicle to form the optic cup. However, in many cases some development occurs and there is a rudimentary presence of one or both eyes, such as extreme microphthalmia. Syn. anophthalmos; anophthalmus; anopia. See optic cup; microphthalmia; monophthalmia; optic vesicle.
an·oph·thal·mi·a
, anophthalmos (anof-thalmē-ă, -mŏs)Congenital absence of all tissues of the eyes.
[G. an- priv. + ophthalmos, eye]