| yoke | <microscopy> The assembly of electromagnetic coils that are placed over the camera tube or the neck of a picture tube or a cathode-ray tube of the magnetic focusing type. The focusing coil in the yoke controls the convergence of the electron beam. The H- and V-deflection coils deflect the electron beam so that it sweeps the target or phosphor in a standard video raster. (05 Aug 1998) |
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| yoke bone | A quadrilateral bone which forms the prominence of the cheek; it articulates with the frontal, sphenoid, temporal, and maxillary bone. Synonym: os zygomaticum, cheek bone, jugal bone, mala, malar bone, os malare, yoke bone, zygoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| yoke-toed | <zoology> Having two toes in front and two behind, as the trogons and woodpeckers. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| alveolar yoke | One of the eminences on the outer surface of the alveolar process of the maxilla or mandible, formed by the roots of the incisor teeth. Synonym: alveolar yoke. (05 Mar 2000) |
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