| divergence | 1. A moving or spreading apart or in different directions. 2. The spreading of branches of the neuron to form synapses with several other neurons. Origin: L. Di-, apart, + vergo, to incline (05 Mar 2000) |
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| divergence excess exotropia | Exotropia in which the strabismus is notably greater for far vision than for near vision. (05 Mar 2000) |
| divergence insufficiency | That condition in which an exophoria or exotropia is more marked for near vision than for far vision. (05 Mar 2000) |
| divergence insufficiency exotropia | Exotropia in which the strabismus is notably greater for near vision than for far vision. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gene divergence | The difference (expressed as a percentage) in the nucleotide sequencesbetween two related genes that developed from the same ancestral gene. (09 Oct 1997) |
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