coloboman.
/kɒləʊˈbəʊmə/ Pathology.
A malformation or mutilation of an organ; spec. a defect in the iris of the eye, due to imperfect closure of the choroidal fissure.
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hippus?1587
synechia1745
iritis1818
coloboma1843
iridencleisis1855
irideremia1855
aniridia1860
choroido-iritis1869
iridoplegia1878
rubeosis1934
1843 tr. J. Müller Elements Physiol. II. 1631 The Coloboma seems to arise from the imperfect development of the iris in the situation of the fissure of the choroid.
1875 H. Walton Pract. Treat. Dis. Eye (ed. 3) 724 Coloboma is the rarest of congenital malformations.
1879 J. P. Smith Glaucoma 178 The portions of these membranes occupying the pupil and the coloboma.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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