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A contact lens design that is like a sphere and is fairly common; in contrast, toric lenses for astigmatism are football-shaped and are less common.
Ãâó: www.allaboutvision.com/resources/glossary-3.htm
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| spherule |
A sporangium like structure containing endospores that is produced by Coccidioides immitis or Rhinosporidium seeberi.
Ãâó: www.ec.upstate.edu/medtech/microb/glossary.htm
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| sphincter |
Muscular structure that surrounds the urethra and allows the bladder to store or empty urine. This muscle is circular and acts like a valve, can relax or tighten to open or close the outlet of the bladder. The urethra has an internal and external sphincter. Internal sphincter is the portion of the urethra found at the bladder neck that keeps the urethra closed when a person is at rest. External sphincter is the portion of the urethra that is under a person's own control (voluntary control). ...
Ãâó: www.seekwellness.com/incontinence/glossary_of_inco...
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| sphygmomanometer |
the instrument used to measure blood pressure.
Ãâó: www.health.uab.edu/show.asp
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| spherical lens |
Segment of a sphere, refracting rays of light equally in all meridians.
Ãâó: www12.mawebcenters.com/coltslaboratories/gloss.ivn...
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