Diseases

Coloboma

Congenital anomaly in which some of the structures of the eye are absent due to incomplete fusion of the fetal intraocular fissure during gestation.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Congenital anomaly in which some of the structures of the eye are absent due to incomplete fusion of the fetal intraocular fissure during gestation.

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Synonyms

10 entry terms
  • Coloboma Of Iris, Choroid, And Retina
  • Coloboma, Ocular
  • Ocular Coloboma
  • Colobomas
  • Colobomas, Ocular
  • Ocular Colobomas
  • Coloboma, Uveoretinal
  • Uveoretinal Coloboma
  • Colobomas, Uveoretinal
  • Uveoretinal Colobomas

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34 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate with specific site in eye /abnorm

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Coloboma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003103. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003103
  2. Coloboma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coloboma
  3. Coloboma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1462309