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Electro-oculography
EOG. A type of electrophysiologic retinal testing done to measure the difference in the electrical potential between the front and back of the eye in response to dark and light
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- Test, visual acuity This test measures how well you see at various distances. It is the familiar eye chart test. The eye chart…
- Allergic vasculitis Vasculitis: A disease (also more commonly called the Churg-Straus syndrome) characterized by inflammation of…
- Catalyst A substance that speeds up a chemical reaction but is not consumed or altered in the process. Catalysts are…
- Cord 1. In anatomy, a long ropelike structure. 2. Short for the spinal cord or the umbilical cord
- Syphilitic 1. Relating to syphilis, caused by it, or suffering from it.2. A person with syphilis. From the French…
- Cardiomyopathy Disease of the heart muscle (the myocardium). From the Greek roots: 'cardio-', heart + 'mys', muscle +…