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Conjunctival Hyperemia

Definition
1. Engorgement Conjunctival blood vessels
2. Large, superficial bulbar Conjunctival vessels
Conditions
1. Non-specific finding
2. Seen in almost all red eye conditions

Conjunctival hyperemia (C1761613)
Concepts	Finding (T033)
ICD9	372.71
English	Conjunctival hyperaemia, Conjunctival hyperemia, Hyperaemia of conjunctiva, Hyperemia of conjunctiva
Spanish	hiperemia conjuntival, hiperemia de la conjuntiva
Parent Concepts	Conjunctival vascular disorders and cysts (C0155168), Conjunctival finding (C0423179), Ambiguous concept (C1274012)
Sources	ICD9CM, MTH, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)

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