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Medusa head

Medusa head --> caput medusae

varicose veins radiating from the umbilicus, seen in the cruveilhier-Baumgarten syndrome, dilated ciliary arteries girdling the corneoscleral limbus in rubeosis iridis.

Synonym: medusa head.

Origin: Medusa, G. Myth. Char.


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