persistent posterior hyperplastic primary vitreous body
persistent posterior hyperplastic primary vitreous body
n.
A unilateral congenital anomaly of the eye in full-term infants that is associated with a congenital retinal fold and a vitreous membranous stalk containing remnants of the hyaloid artery.
The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.