| Reuss, August von | <person> Austrian ophthalmologist, 1841-1924. See: Reuss' formula, Reuss' colour tables, Reuss' test. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Reuss' colour tables | An obsolete charts in which coloured letters are printed on coloured backgrounds in such combination that some of them are invisible to a person with deficient colour vision. Synonym: Stilling colour tables. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Reuss' formula | A means of estimating the approximate amount of albumin in a transudate or exudate; 3/8 (sp. Gr. -1.000) -2.8 results in a value that is a practicable indication of the percentage of albumin in the fluid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Reuss' test | A test for atropine; the addition of oxidizing agents and sulfuric acid to a liquid containing atropine produces an odour of orange-flowers and roses. (05 Mar 2000) |