Path. [mod.L., f. med.L. uve-a UVEA + -ITIS. Cf. F. uvéite.] Inflammation of the uvea.
1848. Dunglison, Med. Dict., s.v. [Hence in later Dicts.]
1889. Walsham, The. & Pract. Surg. (ed. 2), 499. Plastic uveitis is characterized by a great tendency to deposition of lymph.