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Descriptor English: Trichiasis
Descriptor Spanish: Triquiasis
Descriptor triquiasis
Scope note: Enfermedad ocular en la que las pestañas están dirigidas anormalmente hacia dentro del ojo produciendo constante irritación con el movimiento de los párpados.
Descriptor Portuguese: Triquíase
Descriptor French: Trichiasis
Entry term(s): Trichiases
Tree number(s): C11.338.912
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D058457
Scope note: A disease of the eye in which the eyelashes abnormally turn inwards toward the eyeball producing constant irritation caused by motion of the lids.
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
Previous Indexing: Eyelashes/abnormalities (1970-2010)
Public MeSH Note: 2011
History Note: 2011
DeCS ID: 53973
Unique ID: D058457
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Date Established: 2011/01/01
Date of Entry: 2010/06/25
Trichiasis - Preferred
Concept UI M0542465
Scope note A disease of the eye in which the eyelashes abnormally turn inwards toward the eyeball producing constant irritation caused by motion of the lids.
Preferred term Trichiasis
Entry term(s) Trichiases



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