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EYE SMARTING [2 records]

Record 1 2003-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Veterinary Medicine
DEF

inflammation of the cornea of the eye characterized by burning or smarting, blurring of vision and sensitiveness to light and caused by infectious or noninfectious agents.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médecine vétérinaire
DEF

inflammation de la cornée. Il en existe de nombreuses variétés selon l'étiologie. Les principales sont la kératite contagieuse des bovins ou kératite d'été, transmise par les mouches, et la kératite par corps étranger.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medicina veterinaria
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Record 2 2002-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Effects of Pollution
  • Visual Disorders
CONT

[Effects of chronic exposures of human beings to benzene.] 60 of 184 workers suffering from chronic benzene poisoning, ... bleeding of gums and nose, cutaneous hemorrhages in arms and legs, ... smarting in eyes ...

OBS

"smarting": feeling or affected by sharp stinging pain.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Effets de la pollution
  • Troubles de la vision
CONT

60 travailleurs sur 184 souffraient d'empoisonnement chronique par le benzène, [...] douleurs cuisantes aux yeux [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Efectos de la polución
  • Trastornos de la visión
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