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Definition of Papilledema
1. Noun. Swelling of the optic disc (where the optic nerve enters the eyeball); usually associated with an increase in intraocular pressure.
Definition of Papilledema
1. Noun. (medicine) A swelling of the optic disc caused by intracranial pressure ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Papilledema
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Papilledema
Literary usage of Papilledema
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease by American Neurological Association, Philadelphia Neurological Society, Chicago Neurological Society, New York Neurological Association, Boston Society of Psychiatry and Neurology (1920)
"... AND TEMPORARY papilledema IN A CASE OF DOUBTFUL ETIOLOGY (From the Neurological
Service of Bellevue Hospital) • By THOMAS K. DAVIS, MD NEW YORK CASE. ..."
2. A Practical Treatise on Ophthalmology by Lawrance Webster Fox (1920)
"One of the most important intra-ocular symptoms (choked disk, or papilledema)
occurs, according to Cowers, in at least four fifths of all cases of brain ..."
3. Acute Epidemic Encephalitis (lethargic Encephalitis): An Investigation by by Walter Timme (1921)
"There was noted in 4 patients at Mt. Sinai Hospital a blurring of the optic discs
and in one a definite papilledema. The earlier reports on encephalitis ..."
4. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease by Philadelphia Neurological Society, American Neurological Association, Chicago Neurological Society, New York Neurological Association (1915)
"papilledema before operation, 4 D. in each eye; after operation, papilledema
entirely disappeared in three weeks. Drowsiness which existed before operation ..."
5. Nervous and Mental Disease Monograph Series (1913)
""The most satisfactory treatment for the purpose of preserving vision in any case
of choked disc or papilledema not due to a toxic process or constitutional ..."
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