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Descriptor English:   Cataract 
Descriptor Spanish:   Catarata 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Catarata 
Synonyms English:   Lens Opacities
Cataract, Membranous
Pseudoaphakia  
Tree Number:   C11.510.245
Definition English:   Partial or complete opacity on or in the lens or capsule of one or both eyes, impairing vision or causing blindness. The many kinds of cataract are classified by their morphology (size, shape, location) or etiology (cause and time of occurrence). (Dorland, 27th ed) 
Indexing Annotation English:   lens opacity; do not confuse X ref PSEUDOAPHAKIA (a synonym for membranous cataract) with PSEUDOPHAKIA, the presence of an intraocular lens after cataract extraction
Entry Combination - descr/qualif English:   Cataract/surgery use Cataract Extraction
 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DH diet therapy
DT drug therapy EC economics
EM embryology EN enzymology
EP epidemiology EH ethnology
ET etiology GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
MO mortality NU nursing
PS parasitology PA pathology
PP physiopathology PC prevention & control
PX psychology RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging RT radiotherapy
RH rehabilitation TH therapy
US ultrasonography UR urine
VE veterinary VI virology
Record Number:   19035 
Unique Identifier:   D002386 

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