filamentary keratitis

filamentary keratitis
(Ophth) Fädchenkeratitis f, Keratitis f filamentosa (filiformis chronica), Keratoconjunctivitis f sicca

Fachwörterbuch Medizin Englisch-Deutsch. 2013.

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