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#96870 - 04/29/08 09:22 PM retinal question- s/l lubefaction
JRTlovr JRTlovr Junior Member Registered: 10/29/07 Posts: 37	"The patient has developed proliferative vitreal retinopathy with anterior inferior lubefaction." Only thing close I can find is rubefaction, but the definition is off. The first part of the word is unclear, but the end really sounds like -faction.
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#96872 - 04/29/08 09:42 PM Re: retinal question- s/l lubefaction [Re: JRTlovr]
springchicken springchicken Member Registered: 08/16/05 Posts: 300	Putting in "*faction" at onelook shows "lubrifaction." Could that be it? _________________________ That which does not kill me postpones the inevitable.
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#96876 - 04/29/08 10:03 PM Re: retinal question- s/l lubefaction [Re: springchicken]
AnnR AnnR Member Registered: 12/31/69 Posts: 18396 Loc: Ocean Park WA	spring, lubrifaction is a synonym of lubrication -- I don't see how that fits a retinal abnormaliy. JRT, since proliferative vitreal retinopathy involves growth of blood vessels and sometimes hemorrhage, it seems to me that rubefaction (which to me implies redness and a hint of swelling) fits pretty well. _________________________ so many docs dictate stuff that makes sense only to them. . .
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#96879 - 04/29/08 10:59 PM Re: retinal question- s/l lubefaction [Re: AnnR]
JRTlovr JRTlovr Junior Member Registered: 10/29/07 Posts: 37	First let me ammend the above and say it is vitreoretinopathy, as I have discovered researching the rube/lubefaction part. Ann, the only thing that I can find documented about PVR and redness is a site that said the retina may have "vitreous haze and pigment clumps." That said, I don't see what else it possibly could be. No other word sounds close enough. Thanks, both of you, for the suggestions above.
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#105127 - 07/26/08 04:10 PM Re: retinal question- s/l lubefaction [Re: JRTlovr]
JRTlovr JRTlovr Junior Member Registered: 10/29/07 Posts: 37	Gimminy, HOW many months has it been and I am JUST getting this answer (but I finally went straight to the horses -docs- mouth on this one!) But, better late than never, so its... anterior, inferior, loop traction
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#105130 - 07/26/08 05:52 PM Re: retinal question- s/l lubefaction [Re: JRTlovr]
AnnR AnnR Member Registered: 12/31/69 Posts: 18396 Loc: Ocean Park WA	Can't visualize it and have never run across it, but it certainly shows up with a Google search. Too bad most of the articles are subscription only. Thanks for the feedback, JRT. That's real dedication to come back after all these months! _________________________ so many docs dictate stuff that makes sense only to them. . .
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#105375 - 07/28/08 11:21 PM Re: retinal question- s/l lubefaction [Re: AnnR]
JRTlovr JRTlovr Junior Member Registered: 10/29/07 Posts: 37	My pleasure! Hope it helps someone else sometime. $\:\)$ I almost helped myself, since the second time the doc said this I googled lubefaction and the third or so item down was an old MTChat post, and I thought, 'Oohh, great, they will surely have it!' but it was my original post!
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