| quantitative perimetry | A plotting of the visual field in isopters of equal retinal sensitivity. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| quantitative | Denoting or expressible as quantity, relating to the proportionate quantities or to the amount of the constituents of a compound. Origin: L. Quantitativus (18 Nov 1997) |
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| quantitative alteration | In electric irritability, a gradual loss of contractility in a muscle in response to static, faradic, and galvanic currents successively. (05 Mar 2000) |
| quantitative analysis | Determination of the amount, as well as the nature, of each of the elements composing a substance. (05 Mar 2000) |
| quantitative genetics | The formal study of measurable genetic traits, traditionally but not necessarily confined to galtonian genetics. (05 Mar 2000) |
| quantitative hypertrophy | <pathology> The abnormal multiplication or increase in the number of normal cells in normal arrangement in a tissue. Compare: hypertrophy. Origin: Gr. Plasis = formation (18 Nov 1997) |
| quantitative trait | A characteristic showing quantitative inheritance such as skin pigmentation in man. (12 Dec 1998) |
| perimetry | The art of using the perimeter; measurement of the field of vision. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| mesopic perimetry | Exploration of the visual field in dim illumination. (05 Mar 2000) |
| computed perimetry | Determination of the visual field by means of a programmed routine of static stimuli. (05 Mar 2000) |
| scotopic perimetry | Perimetry of a dark-adapted eye. (05 Mar 2000) |
| static perimetry | Determination of the visual field by using test objects at fixed positions and gradually increasing luminance to the threshold of visibility. (05 Mar 2000) |
| objective perimetry | Determination of the visual field by pupillary constriction, electroencephalography, or eye movements. (05 Mar 2000) |
| kinetic perimetry | Mapping of the visual field by using a moving rather than a static test object. (05 Mar 2000) |
| flicker perimetry | A technique of perimetry using the criterion of critical fusion frequency. Synonym: flicker fusion frequency technique. (05 Mar 2000) |