Kayser-Fleischer rings
[ kahy-zer-flahy-sher ]
/ ˈkaɪ zərˈflaɪ ʃər /
plural noun Pathology.
deep green pigmentation of the cornea due to copper deposition, seen in Wilson's disease.
Origin of Kayser-Fleischer rings
1925–30; after German ophthalmologists Bernhard
Kayser (1869–1954) and Bruno
Fleischer (1874–1965), who described them
Medical definitions for kayser-fleischer ring
Kayser-Fleischer ring
[ kī′zər-flī′shər ]
n.
A greenish-yellow pigmented ring encircling the cornea.