dendritic keratitis


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den·dri·form ker·a·ti·tis

, dendritic keratitis
a form of herpetic keratitis.

dendritic keratitis

Ophthalmology Keratitis characterized by linear and arborescent ulcerations on the anterior corneal surface seen in the relatively mild keratitis caused by herpes simplex or herpes zoster. Cf Geographic ulcer.

den·dri·form ker·a·ti·tis

, dendritic keratitis (den'dri-fōrm ker'ă-tī'tis, den-drit'ik)
A form of herpetic keratitis.
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