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Equator of eyeball

Equator of eyeball An imaginary line encircling the globe of the eye equidistant from the anterior and posterior... Read More

Vitreous humor

Definition noun The clear, gel-like body fluid in the vitreous chamber, i.e. the posterior cavity between the lens and the... Read More

Humor

Definition noun, plural: humors (physiology) A fluid or a semifluid of an animal body, particularly those located within the... Read More

Aqueous humor

Definition noun, plural: aqueous humors A clear, watery body fluid secreted by the ciliary epithelium, and fills the... Read More

Lacrimal gland

Definition noun, plural: lacrimal glands Either of the two almond-shaped glands in the upper lateral part of the orbit and... Read More

Reflex

Definition noun, plural: reflexes (physiology) An innate, immediate involuntary action to a stimulus without prior conscious... Read More

Conjunctival sac

Definition noun (1) A gap or space formed between the eyelids and eyeball. (2) A fornix bound by the conjunctival membrane... Read More

Axial ametropia

Axial ametropia That resulting from a shortening or lengthening of the eyeball on the optic axis, causing hyperopia or... Read More

Dense irregular connective tissue

Dense Irregular Connective Tissue Definition Dense irregular connective tissue is one of the two major types of dense... Read More

Sense organ

Definition noun, plural: sense organs An organ or structure that has nerve endings capable of detecting and reacting to a... Read More

Dense connective tissue

Definition noun A type of connective tissue that contains chiefly of collagen fibers (type I collagen) relative to the... Read More

White adipose tissue

Definition noun, plural: white adipose tissues A type of adipose tissue found in mammals used to store energy and acts as... Read More

Canthus

Canthus Definition The canthus refers to the corner or angle of the eye formed by the joining of the lower and upper... Read More

Ophthalmomalacia

ophthalmomalacia abnormal softening of the eyeball. Origin: ophthalmo-- G. Malakia,... Read More

Lacus lacrimalis

Definition noun A small triangular space of the conjunctiva situated at the medial angle of the eye. Supplement Literally,... Read More

Lacrimation

Definition noun, plural: lacrimations The shedding of tears; crying; tearing Supplement Lacrimation refers to the shedding... Read More

Tear

Definition noun, plural: tears (physiology) The watery secretion of the lacrimal glands verb To pull (apart) by force or by... Read More

Hypotonia

Definition noun (1) The condition in which the muscle tone is abnormally low, resulting in a diminished resistance of... Read More

Myopia

Myopia (Science: ophthalmology) That error of refraction in which rays of light entering the eye parallel to the optic axis... Read More

Felidae

Definition noun A taxonomic family of Carnivora embracing domestic and wild cats such as lions and tigers Supplement Felidae... Read More

Floater

Definition noun, plural: floaters (ophthalmology) One or more spots or threadlike specks that seem to float or move in one's... Read More

Nictitating membrane

nictitating membrane A transparent fold of skin lying deep to the other eyelids at the mesial side, which may be drawn over... Read More

Appendages of eye

Appendages of eye --> accessory organs of the eye The eyelids, with lashes and eyebrows, lacrimal apparatus, conjunctival... Read More

Retina

retina light sensitive layer of the eye. In vertebrates, looking from outside, there are four major cell layers: (i) the... Read More

Tissue

Tissue Definition What is tissue in the body? The body tissue is an aggregation of cells that function together and have a... Read More

Sclerotome

Definition noun, plural: sclerotomes (embryology) The somite that gives rise to the development of vertebrae and... Read More