[Bilateral rupture of sclera caused by automutilation (author's transl)].
1982
S Synek, and
S Winklerová
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D005260
Female
Females
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328
Adult
A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.
Adults
D012421
Rupture
Forcible or traumatic tear or break of an organ or other soft part of the body.
Ruptures
D012590
Sclera
The white, opaque, fibrous, outer tunic of the eyeball, covering it entirely excepting the segment covered anteriorly by the cornea. It is essentially avascular but contains apertures for vessels, lymphatics, and nerves. It receives the tendons of insertion of the extraocular muscles and at the corneoscleral junction contains the CANAL OF SCHLEMM. (From Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed)
Scleral Spur,Scleral Spurs,Scleras
D012652
Self Mutilation
The act of injuring one's own body to the extent of cutting off or permanently destroying a limb or other essential part of a body.