Search
Descriptor English: Uveitis
Descriptor Spanish: Uveítis
Descriptor uveítis
Scope note: Inflamación de parte o la totalidad de la úvea, la túnica media (vascular) del ojo, que normalmente afecta a las otras túnicas (esclerótica, córnea y retina). (Dorland, 27th ed)
Descriptor Portuguese: Uveíte
Descriptor French: Uvéite
Entry term(s): Uveitides
Tree number(s): C11.941.879
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014605
Scope note: Inflammation of part or all of the uvea, the middle (vascular) tunic of the eye, and commonly involving the other tunics (sclera and cornea, and the retina). (Dorland, 27th ed)
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
DeCS ID: 15007
Unique ID: D014605
NLM Classification: WW 240
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1993/06/03
Uveitis - Preferred
Concept UI M0022445
Scope note Inflammation of part or all of the uvea, the middle (vascular) tunic of the eye, and commonly involving the other tunics (sclera and cornea, and the retina). (Dorland, 27th ed)
Preferred term Uveitis
Entry term(s) Uveitides



We want your feedback on the new DeCS / MeSH website

We invite you to complete a survey that will take no more than 3 minutes.

Go to survey