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Otolaryngologist
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Otolaryngologist A physician who specializes in the treatment of the ears, nose, and throat.
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Physician
A doctor. An authorized practitioner of medicine.
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Orchioectomy
Surgical procedure where a boy's testes are removed due to failure to descend.
Orchiopexy
A procedure in which a boy's undescended testicles are surgically pulled from the abdomen down into the scrotum.
Orchitis
Inflammation of the testes in association with an infection, such as mumps.
Orthopedic disabilities
A physical condition which affects mobility and development of motor skills.
Otitis media
The most common reason sick infants visit the doctor, otitis media (earinfection) is caused by bacteria breeding in excess fluid in the middle ear. Most ear infections begin during or shortly after an infant has a cold.
Otolaryngologist
Object centered coordinate system
A structural description of an object independent of viewpoint.
Ocellus
Eye-Cup. A patch of light-sensitive receptor cells sunk into the skin present in some species.
Ocular dominance columns
The primary visual cortex (V1) is organized into alternating columns sensitive to input from the left and right eyes.
On-Center cells
Increase their activity when light increments are presented in their receptive files. Surrounded by an antagonistic region which responds with the opposite polarity. Both ganglion and bipolar cells are separated into two classes, on-center and off-center. The on-center cells have dendrites that branch in the inner portion of the inner plexiform layer. See also Off-Center Cells.
Off-Center cells
Decrease their activity when light increments are presented in their receptive fields. Surrounded by an antagonistic region which responds with the opposite polarity. Both ganglion and bipolar cells are separated into two classes, on-center and off-center. The off-center cells have dendrites that branch in the outer portion of the inner plexiform layer. See also On-Center Cells.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Physician
A doctor. An authorized practitioner of medicine.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Orchioectomy
Surgical procedure where a boy's testes are removed due to failure to descend.
Orchiopexy
A procedure in which a boy's undescended testicles are surgically pulled from the abdomen down into the scrotum.
Orchitis
Inflammation of the testes in association with an infection, such as mumps.
Orthopedic disabilities
A physical condition which affects mobility and development of motor skills.
Otitis media
The most common reason sick infants visit the doctor, otitis media (earinfection) is caused by bacteria breeding in excess fluid in the middle ear. Most ear infections begin during or shortly after an infant has a cold.
Otolaryngologist
Object centered coordinate system
A structural description of an object independent of viewpoint.
Ocellus
Eye-Cup. A patch of light-sensitive receptor cells sunk into the skin present in some species.
Ocular dominance columns
The primary visual cortex (V1) is organized into alternating columns sensitive to input from the left and right eyes.
On-Center cells
Increase their activity when light increments are presented in their receptive files. Surrounded by an antagonistic region which responds with the opposite polarity. Both ganglion and bipolar cells are separated into two classes, on-center and off-center. The on-center cells have dendrites that branch in the inner portion of the inner plexiform layer. See also Off-Center Cells.
Off-Center cells
Decrease their activity when light increments are presented in their receptive fields. Surrounded by an antagonistic region which responds with the opposite polarity. Both ganglion and bipolar cells are separated into two classes, on-center and off-center. The off-center cells have dendrites that branch in the outer portion of the inner plexiform layer. See also On-Center Cells.
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