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61cyclophoria — Abnormal tendency for each eye to rotate around its anteroposterior axis, the rotation being prevented by visual fusional impulses. [cyclo + G. phora, movement] * * * cy·clo·pho·ria fōr ē ə, fȯr n a form of heterophoria in which the vertical… …
62flexure — A bend, as in an organ or structure. SYN: flexura [TA]. [L. flexura] anorectal f. [TA] the anteroposterior curve or angle, with convesity directed anteriorly, of the anorectal junction; tonus of the puborectalis (muscle) produces the …
63gyrus — One of the prominent rounded elevations that form the cerebral hemispheres, each consisting of an exposed superficial portion and a portion hidden from view in the wall and floor of the sulcus. [L. fr. G. gyros, circle] angular g. [TA] a folded… …
64index — 1. [NA] SYN: i. finger. 2. A guide, standard, indicator, symbol, or number denoting the relation in respect to size, capacity, or function, of one part or thing to another. SEE ALSO: quotient, r …
65laterotorsion — A twisting to one side; denoting rotation of the eyeball around its anteroposterior axis, so that the top part of the cornea turns away from the sagittal plane. [latero + L. torsio, a twisting] * * * lat·ero·tor·sion (lat″ər o torґsh …
66line — 1. A mark, strip, or streak. In anatomy, a long, narrow mark, strip, or streak distinguished from the adjacent tissues by color, texture, or elevation. SEE ALSO: linea. 2. A unit of …
67pelvimetry — Measurement of the diameters of the pelvis. SYN: radiocephalpelvimetry. [pelvi + G. metron, measure] CT p. procedure for measurement of the bony pelvis and fetal head through use of CT images; currently the more accurate imaging …
68platymorphia — Having a flat shape; term denoting an eye with a short anteroposterior axis. [platy + G. morphe, shape] * * * platy·mor·phia (plat″ĭ morґfe ə) [platy + morph + ia] having a flat shape; in ophthalmology, a flattened eyeball,… …
69projection — 1. A pushing out; an outgrowth or protuberance. 2. The referring of a sensation to the object producing it. 3. A defense mechanism by which a repressed complex in the individual is denied and conceived as belonging to another person, as when… …
70raphe — The line of union of two contiguous, bilaterally symmetrical structures. SYN: rhaphe. [G. rhaphe, suture, seam] amnionic r. the line of fusion of the amnionic folds over the embryo in reptiles, birds, and certain mammals. r. anococcygea SYN …
