See Also: posterior scleritis(medicine)
scleritis(dictionary)
scleritis(medicine)
Scleritis(health)
deep scleritis(medicine)
necrotizing scleritis(medicine)
nodular scleritis(medicine)
malignant scleritis(medicine)
anterior scleritis(medicine)
annular scleritis(medicine)

antigen (iou) and posterior scleritis (medicine)


antigen (iou)



antigen noun. E20.
[German from French antigene, formed as ANTI-, -GEN.]
Physiology. A foreign substance which, when introduced into the body, stimulates the production of an antibody.
anti'genic adjective of the Nature of or pertaining to an antigen E20.
anti'genically adverb M20.
antige'nicity noun M20.

posterior scleritis (medicine)


posterior scleritis
Inflammation, often monocular, of the sclera adjacent to the optic nerve, with frequent extension to the retina and choroid.