|
 |
||
 |
| This glossary contains: 19186 medical terms |
 |
Accidental view
|
|
Accidental view A special view of an object in which small perturbations in lighting or viewing direction drastically change its appearance. For example, imagine looking at a pencil straight on from the tip. (As opposed to Generic View).
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Generic
A drug not protected by a trademark. Also, the scientific name as opposed to the proprietary, brand name.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Apgar score
The first test most babies are given (at one and five minutes after birth). Assesses five basic indicators of health: respiration, pulse, activity level, response to stimulation, and appearance.
Au pair
A foreign national who lives with an American family for up to a year, and in exchange for room, board, and a small stipend, helps with childcare and housework. She may or may not have any previous experience caring for children, unlike nannies, who usually do.
Absorption spectrum
The relationship between the wavelength of light striking a pigment and how strongly the light is absorbed.
Accessory oculomotor nucleus
Receives input from the pretectal area, innervates the ciliary ganglion. Mediates pupillary light reflexes.
Accessory optic system (AOS)
Region of the vertebrate midbrain to which some optic nerve fibers project. Cells respond to large slowly moving textured patterns and are selective for both direction and speed of motion suggesting they are involved in the computation of global motion. Possibly used for the detection of retinal slip and used in image stabilization. Consists of two sets of retina ganglion cell fibers and three target nuclei in the anterior portion of the midbrain, the dorsal, medial and lateral nuclei.
Accidental view
Acuity
The highest spatial frequency rsolvable with a grating of unity contrast (i.e. the maximum possibly contrast).
Action potential
A photoreceptor's relative spectral sensitivity.
Action spectra
A photoreceptor's relative spectral sensitivity.
Adaptation
A change in the sensitivity to light of a photoreceptor or the visual system as a whole to match the average light intensity present.
Afferent
Heading towards. A system's afferent signals are those entering the system from elsewhere. (As opposed to Efferent)
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Generic
A drug not protected by a trademark. Also, the scientific name as opposed to the proprietary, brand name.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Apgar score
The first test most babies are given (at one and five minutes after birth). Assesses five basic indicators of health: respiration, pulse, activity level, response to stimulation, and appearance.
Au pair
A foreign national who lives with an American family for up to a year, and in exchange for room, board, and a small stipend, helps with childcare and housework. She may or may not have any previous experience caring for children, unlike nannies, who usually do.
Absorption spectrum
The relationship between the wavelength of light striking a pigment and how strongly the light is absorbed.
Accessory oculomotor nucleus
Receives input from the pretectal area, innervates the ciliary ganglion. Mediates pupillary light reflexes.
Accessory optic system (AOS)
Region of the vertebrate midbrain to which some optic nerve fibers project. Cells respond to large slowly moving textured patterns and are selective for both direction and speed of motion suggesting they are involved in the computation of global motion. Possibly used for the detection of retinal slip and used in image stabilization. Consists of two sets of retina ganglion cell fibers and three target nuclei in the anterior portion of the midbrain, the dorsal, medial and lateral nuclei.
Accidental view
Acuity
The highest spatial frequency rsolvable with a grating of unity contrast (i.e. the maximum possibly contrast).
Action potential
A photoreceptor's relative spectral sensitivity.
Action spectra
A photoreceptor's relative spectral sensitivity.
Adaptation
A change in the sensitivity to light of a photoreceptor or the visual system as a whole to match the average light intensity present.
Afferent
Heading towards. A system's afferent signals are those entering the system from elsewhere. (As opposed to Efferent)
We thank you for using the Medical Glossary to search for Accidental view. If you have a better definition for Accidental view than the one presented here, please let us know by making use of the suggest a term option. This definition of Accidental view may be disputed by other professionals. Our attempt is to provide easy definitions on Accidental view and any other medical topic for the public at large.
This dictionary contains 19186 terms.
|
|