Uveitis
Uveitis refers to inflammation of the uvea. Uveitis is not a single disease, but rather a collective term referring to many different conditions that can produce a similar appearing condition in the eye. Uveitis can affect any part of the uvea, including the anterior, intermediate, posterior, or the entire uvea (so called pan-uveitis.)
While in strict usage uveitis refers only to inflammation involving the uvea, in actual practice the term is frequently used to refer to ANY inflammatory process involving the eye.
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