Lens — The transparent structure inside the eye that focuses light rays onto the retina (the nerve layer that lines the back of the eye, senses light and creates impulses that go through the optic nerve to the brain). The lens was named after the lentil … Medical dictionary
dislocation of the lens — displacement of the crystalline lens of the eye … Medical dictionary
Joint dislocation — Classification and external resources A traumatic dislocation of the tibiotalar joint of the ankle with distal fibular fracture. Open arrow marks the tibia and the closed arrow marks the talus. ICD … Wikipedia
subluxation of lens — partial dislocation of lens of the eye … Medical dictionary
Marfan syndrome — Marfan redirects here. For the person after whom the syndrome is named, see Antoine Marfan. Marfan syndrome Classification and external resources Micrograph demonstrating myxomatous degeneration of the aorti … Wikipedia
Coup contrecoup injury — When the head strikes a fixed object, the coup injury occurs at the site of impact and the contrecoup injury occurs at the opposite side. In head injury, a coup injury occurs under the site of impact with an object, and a contrecoup injury occurs … Wikipedia
Karl Stellwag von Carion — (January 28, 1823 November 21, 1904) was an Austrian ophthalmologist who was a native of Langendorf, a village in Moravia.He studied medicine at Prague and Vienna, where in 1847 he received his medical doctorate. After graduation he was an… … Wikipedia
metabolic disease — ▪ pathology Introduction any of the diseases or disorders that disrupt normal metabolism, the process of converting food to energy on a cellular (cell) level. Thousands of enzymes participating in numerous interdependent metabolic pathways… … Universalium
Prominent metabolic diseases — ▪ Table Prominent metabolic diseases disorder cause signs and symptoms treatment cystinosis lysosomal cystine transporter defect rickets, dehydration, stunted growth, kidney disease, corneal deposits supportive therapy, cysteamine, kidney… … Universalium
sulfite oxidase — sul·fite ox·i·dase (sulґfīt okґsĭ dās) [EC 1.8.3.1] an enzyme of the oxidoreductase class that catalyzes the final reaction in the degradation of sulfur containing amino acids, oxidizing sulfite to sulfate; it also oxidizes and… … Medical dictionary