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An accumulation of fluid in the optic disc at the back of the eye. Swelling of the optic disc of the eye, specifically due to raised intracranial pressure. It can be seen by examining the back of the eye using an ophthalmoscope and is an important sign in managing the care of patients with intracerebral…

Inflammation of the optic disc at the back of the eye. The optic papilla is part of the optic nerve; it enters the eye and connects to the membrane lining the retina. The optic papilla is also referred to as the blind spot. In papillitis, the optic disk (papilla) becomes inflamed. When an individual develops…

A preparation of opium used to reduce pain.  

Referring to a virus which attacks many different parts of the body.  

To take short breaths because of too much exercise, to gasp for breath.  

The surgical removal of the whole of the rectum and the colon. A surgical operation to remove the rectum and the colon.  

Inflammation affecting all of the ear, but especially the middle ear.  

Inflammation of the whole of a bone.  

Inflammation of the whole of the eye.  

A growth on the cornea containing tiny blood vessels. Abnormal vascular membrane growing from the conjunctiva and covering the cornea of the eye; it is usually associated with inflammation of the cornea or conjunctiva. Invasion of the outer layers of the cornea of the eye by tissue containing many blood vessels, which grows in from…