Look up: papilledema

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   papilledema
   [n] - swelling of the optic disc (where the optic nerve enters the eyeball)
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   Papilledema
   Papilledema: Swelling of the head of the optic nerve, a sign of increased intracranial pressure. The optic nerve head, also called the optic disk or papilla, is the area where the optic nerve (the nerve that carries messages from the eye to the brain) enters the eyeball. The finding of papilledema is made with the ophthalmoscope (the instrument tha ...
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   papilledema
   Synonym for papilloedema ... <ophthalmology> Oedema of the optic disk (papilla), most commonly due to increased intracranial pressure, malignant hypertension or thrombosis of the central retinal vein. ... Synonym: choked disk. ... (15 Nov 1997) ...
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   papilledema
   noun swelling of the optic disc (where the optic nerve enters the eyeball); usually associated with an increase in intraocular pressure
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   Papilledema
   `Papilledema` (or `papilloedema`) is optic disc swelling that is caused by increased intracranial pressure. The swelling is usually bilateral and can occur over a period of hours to weeks. Papilledema occurs in approximately 50% of those with a brain tumour.
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   papilledema
   (pap″il-ә-de´mә) edema and hyperemia of the optic disk, usually associated with increased intracranial pressure; called also choked disk.
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   papilledema
   (from the article `eye disease`) ...is transmitted along the covering of the optic nerve, causing swelling of the optic nerve head, a condition that is visible inside the eye. This ... ...of infection, drug or chemical toxicity, ischemia, or demyelinating disease. Compression of the nerve by a tumour or aneurysm may eventually cause ......
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   papilledema
   papilledema Swelling of the head of the optic nerve, a sign of increased intracranial pressure. The optic nerve head, also called the optic disk or papilla, is the area where the optic nerve (the nerve that carries messages from the eye to the brain) enters the eyeball. The finding of papilledema is made with the ophthalmoscope (the instrument that shine...
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