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Ametropia

Any abnormal condition of the refracting powers of the eye.

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Astigmatism 76% connected

A defect of the eye or of a lens, in consequence of which the rays derived from one point are not brought to a single focal point, thus causing imper…

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Farsightedness 76% connected

Quality of bbeing farsighted.

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Hypermetropia 76% connected

Alt. of Hypermetropy

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Hypermetropy 76% connected

A condition of the eye in which, through shortness of the eyeball or fault of the refractive media, the rays of light come to a focus behind the reti…

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Hyperopia 76% connected

Hypermetropia.

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Myopia 76% connected

Nearsightedness; shortsightedness; a condition of the eye in which the rays from distant object are brought to a focus before they reach the retina,…

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Abnormality noun · 78% connection

an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies

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Animate verb · 78% connection

To give powers to, or to heighten the powers or effect of; as, to animate a lyre.

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Atresia noun · 78% connection

an abnormal condition in which a normal opening or tube in the body (as the urethra) is closed or absent

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Backwardation noun · 78% connection

the market condition wherein the price of a forward or futures contract is trading below the expected spot price at contract maturity.…

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Cardiac murmur noun · 78% connection

an abnormal sound of the heart; sometimes a sign of abnormal function of the heart valves

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Charter noun · 78% connection

An act of a legislative body creating a municipal or other corporation and defining its powers and privileges. Also, an instrument in…

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Deviated nasal septum noun · 78% connection

abnormal shift in location of the nasal septum; a common condition causing obstruction of the nasal passages and difficulty in breathi…

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Discolith noun · 78% connection

One of a species of coccoliths, having an oval discoidal body, with a thick strongly refracting rim, and a thinner central portion. On…

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Disdiaclast noun · 78% connection

One of the dark particles forming the doubly refracting disks of muscle fibers.

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Disincorporate verb · 78% connection

To deprive of corporate powers, rights, or privileges; to divest of the condition of a corporate body.

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Dysplasia noun · 78% connection

abnormal development (of organs or cells) or an abnormal structure resulting from such growth

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Emphysema noun · 78% connection

an abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age

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Epanody noun · 78% connection

The abnormal change of an irregular flower to a regular form; -- considered by evolutionists to be a reversion to an ancestral conditi…

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Fistula noun · 78% connection

A permanent abnormal opening into the soft parts with a constant discharge; a deep, narrow, chronic abscess; an abnormal opening betwe…

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Glaucoma noun · 78% connection

Dimness or abolition of sight, with a diminution of transparency, a bluish or greenish tinge of the refracting media of the eye, and a…

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Greengill noun · 78% connection

An oyster which has the gills tinged with a green pigment, said to be due to an abnormal condition of the blood.

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Gynandromorphism noun · 78% connection

An abnormal condition of certain animals, in which one side has the external characters of the male, and the other those of the female.

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Gynantherous adjective · 78% connection

Pertaining to an abnormal condition of the flower, in which the stamens are converted into pistils.

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