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Snellen's test type
The letters on the familiar eye chart used to measure how well you see at various distances. The eye chart, known as Snellen's chart, is imprinted with block letters that line-by-line decrease in size, corresponding to the distance at…
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- Cornea The clear front window of the eye that transmits and focuses light into the eye. Although the cornea is clear…
- Enteric-coated Coated with a material that permits transit through the stomach to the small intestine before the medication…
- Galton, Sir Francis English advocate of eugenics, the idea of improving the physical and mental makeup of the human species by…
- Disease, Anderson-Fabry See: Fabry disease
- Chicken soup Long known as Jewish penicillin. See: Jewish penicillin
- Medial collateral ligament (MCL) of the knee The knee joint is surrounded by a joint capsule with ligaments strapping the inside and outside of the joint…
- Proprioception The ability to sense stimuli arising within the body. Even if you are blindfolded, you know through…
- Perianal Located around the anus, the opening of the rectum to the outside of the body. Peri- is a prefix borrowed…
- Meningitis, tuberculous See: Tuberculous meningitis