sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Ophthalmology.Anopia
sightlessness (especially because of a structural defect in or the absence of an eye)
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the state of being blind or lacking sight
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Ophthalmology.the state of being blind or lacking sight
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Ophthalmology.inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Ophthalmology.the transparent dome-shaped anterior portion of the outer covering of the eye; it covers the iris and pupil and is continuous with the…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Ophthalmology.visual impairment resulting from the retina becoming separated from the choroid in the back of the eye; treated by photocoagulation
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Ophthalmology.visual impairment resulting from the retina becoming separated from the choroid in the back of the eye; treated by photocoagulation
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Ophthalmology.abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Ophthalmology.an eye disease that damages the optic nerve and impairs vision (sometimes progressing to blindness); "contrary to popular belief, glau…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Ophthalmology.abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Ophthalmology.abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Ophthalmology.abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Ophthalmology.pressure exerted by the fluids inside the eyeball; regulated by resistance to the outward flow of aqueous humor; "glaucoma can result…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Ophthalmology.pressure exerted by the fluids inside the eyeball; regulated by resistance to the outward flow of aqueous humor; "glaucoma can result…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Ophthalmology.inflammation of the cornea causing watery painful eyes and blurred vision
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Ophthalmology.abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Ophthalmology.eye disease caused by degeneration of the cells of the macula lutea and results in blurred vision; can cause blindness
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Ophthalmology.(ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Ophthalmology.Words connected by meaning
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(biochemistry) a nucleoside that is a structural component of nucleic acids; it is present in all living cells in a combined form as a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sightlessness, structural, defect, absence.A person, whether negro, Indian, or white, in whom by some defect of organization the substance which gives color to the skin, hair, a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sightlessness, structural, defect, absence.An organ which is equivalent in its functions to a different organ in another species or group, or even in the same group; as, the gil…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sightlessness, structural, defect, absence.loss of structural differentiation within a cell or group of cells often with increased capacity for multiplication, as in a malignant…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sightlessness, structural, defect, absence.An affection characterized by pain in or about a joint, not dependent upon structural disease.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sightlessness, structural, defect, absence.absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent ab…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sightlessness, structural, defect, absence.The classification of living organisms according to their structural character; taxonomy.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sightlessness, structural, defect, absence.When a structure bends or collapses sideways under pressure.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sightlessness, structural, defect, absence.an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as wel…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sightlessness, structural, defect, absence.absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent ab…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sightlessness, structural, defect, absence.absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent ab…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sightlessness, structural, defect, absence.The smallest structural and functional unit of an organism
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sightlessness, structural, defect, absence.Explore Academic Dictionary
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