Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary

"Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Bilateral hereditary disorders of the cornea, usually autosomal dominant, which may be present at birth but more frequently develop during adolescence and progress slowly throughout life. Central macular dystrophy is transmitted as an autosomal recessive defect.

Descriptor ID	D003317
MeSH Number(s)	C11.204.236 C11.270.162 C16.320.290.162
Concept/Terms	Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary Corneal Dystrophy, Hereditary Dystrophies, Hereditary Corneal Dystrophy, Hereditary Corneal Hereditary Corneal Dystrophies Hereditary Corneal Dystrophy Groenouw's Dystrophies Groenouw's Dystrophies Dystrophies, Groenouw's Groenouw Dystrophies Groenouws Dystrophies Stromal Dystrophies, Corneal Stromal Dystrophies, Corneal Corneal Stromal Dystrophies Corneal Stromal Dystrophy Dystrophies, Corneal Stromal Dystrophy, Corneal Stromal Stromal Dystrophy, Corneal Granular Dystrophy, Corneal Granular Dystrophy, Corneal Corneal Granular Dystrophies Corneal Granular Dystrophy Dystrophies, Corneal Granular Dystrophy, Corneal Granular Granular Dystrophies, Corneal Macular Dystrophy, Corneal Macular Dystrophy, Corneal Corneal Macular Dystrophies Corneal Macular Dystrophy Dystrophies, Corneal Macular Dystrophy, Corneal Macular Macular Dystrophies, Corneal

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary".

Diseases [C]
Eye Diseases [C11]
Corneal Diseases [C11.204]
Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary [C11.204.236]
Eye Diseases, Hereditary [C11.270]
Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary [C11.270.162]
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16]
Genetic Diseases, Inborn [C16.320]
Eye Diseases, Hereditary [C16.320.290]
Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary [C16.320.290.162]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary".

Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary
Corneal Dystrophy, Juvenile Epithelial of Meesmann
Fuchs' Endothelial Dystrophy

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