n.
A disease of infancy marked by an increase of intraocular fluid and consequent enlargement of the eyeball. Also called congenital glaucoma.
buphthalmia
| Medical Dictionary: buph·thal·mi·a |
(būf-thăl'mē-ə, byūf-) or buph·thal·mos (-məs, -mŏs') or buph·thal·mus (-məs)
n.
n.
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| Veterinary Dictionary: buphthalmia |
1. autosomal recessive trait in rabbits, causes unilateral or bilateral enlargement of the eyeball with secondary changes in the cornea.
2. see buphthalmos, hydrophthalmos.
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