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internal limiting layer of retina — internal limiting membrane … Medical dictionary
inner limiting membrane — internal limiting m … Medical dictionary
inner limiting layer of retina — internal limiting membrane … Medical dictionary
membrane — 1. A thin sheet or layer of pliable tissue, serving as a covering or envelope of a part, as the lining of a cavity, as a partition or septum, or to connect two structures. SYN: membrana [TA]. 2. SYN: biomembrane. [L. membrana, a skin or m … Medical dictionary
Epiretinal membrane — Infobox Disease Name = Epiretinal membrane Caption = DiseasesDB = 31161 ICD10 = ICD9 = ICD9|362.56 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = oph eMedicineTopic = 396 MeshID = D019773 [ Macular pucker. Most cases of Epiretinal membrane are… … Wikipedia
Membrane oxygenator — A membrane oxygenator is a device used to add oxygen to, and remove carbon dioxide from the blood. It can be used in two principal modes: to imitate the function of the lungs in cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), and to oxygenate blood in longer term… … Wikipedia
membrane — membraneless, adj. /mem brayn/, n. 1. Anat. a thin, pliable sheet or layer of animal or vegetable tissue, serving to line an organ, connect parts, etc. 2. Cell Biol. the thin, limiting covering of a cell or cell part. [1375 1425; late ME; ME… … Universalium
Netzhaut — Aufbau des menschlichen Auges. Netzhaut dunkelgrün. Die Netzhaut oder Retina (von lateinisch rete „Netz“) ist eine Schicht von spezialisiertem Nervengewebe an der hinteren Innenseite des Auges von Wirbeltieren und einigen Tintenfischen. In ihr… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Retina — The retina is the nerve layer that lines the back of the eye, senses light, and creates impulses that travel through the optic nerve to the brain. There is a small area, called the macula, in the retina that contains special light sensitive cells … Medical dictionary
syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
