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Chorioretinitis
Inflammation of the distal posterior uveal tract (choroid) and its structural and vascular attachments to the retina. It is usually caused by infection and though rare, it is clinically significant due to its most serious sequelea: loss of vision. (NCI Thesaurus)
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