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Term ID: | 2745 |
Name: | Corneal Neovascularization |
Definition: | New blood vessels originating from the corneal veins and extending from the limbus into the adjacent CORNEAL STROMA. Neovascularization in the superficial and/or deep corneal stroma is a sequel to numerous inflammatory diseases of the ocular anterior segment, such as TRACHOMA, viral interstitial KERATITIS, microbial KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS, and the immune response elicited by CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION. |
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ParentIDs: | MESH:D003316 |
TreeNumbers: | C11.204.290 |
Synonyms: | Angiogenesis, Corneal |Corneal Angiogenesis |Corneal Neovascularizations |Neovascularization, Corneal |Neovascularizations, Corneal |
Slim Mappings: | Eye disease |
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MedGen: D016510
MeSH: D016510
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Genes: | Phenotypes | | Disease Causing ClinVar Variants | |
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