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Abstract
Detachment of the corpus vitreum (VITREOUS BODY) from its normal attachments, especially the retina, due to shrinkage from degenerative or inflammatory conditions, trauma, myopia, or senility.
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9 entry terms
- Detachment, Vitreous
- Detachments, Vitreous
- Vitreous Detachments
- Posterior Vitreous Detachment
- Detachment, Posterior Vitreous
- Detachments, Posterior Vitreous
- Posterior Vitreous Detachments
- Vitreous Detachment, Posterior
- Vitreous Detachments, Posterior
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35 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, 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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1999
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Previous Indexing
- Vitreous Body (1968-1998)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Vitreous Detachment. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020255. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020255
- Vitreous Detachment. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posterior_vitreous_detachment
- Vitreous Detachment. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q379299