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Episcleritis vs Scleritis - What's the difference?

episcleritis | scleritis |

As nouns the difference between episcleritis and scleritis

is that episcleritis is a benign, self-limiting inflammatory disease affecting part of the eye called the episclera while scleritis is (ophthalmology) inflammation of the sclera of the eye.

episcleritis

English

(wikipedia episcleritis)

Noun

(-)
  • A benign, self-limiting inflammatory disease affecting part of the eye called the episclera.

    • scleritis

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (ophthalmology) Inflammation of the sclera of the eye.

    • Related terms

    * scleritic * episcleritic

    Derived terms

    * keratoscleritis