| ax | axillary; axis, axial |
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| CAAT | computer-assisted axial tomography |
| CAT | California Achievement Test; capillary agglutination test; catalase; cataract; catecholamine; Childr... |
| CAT | scan computed axial tomography scan |
| LA | lactic acid; large amount; laser angioplasty; late abortion; late antigen; latex agglutination; left... |
| CT | Computerised Axial Tomography |
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| CAT | Computerized Axial Tomographic |
| CT | Computerized axial tomographic |
| Kohler illumination | <technique> The recommended type of optical microscope illumination in which the image of the lamp filament is focussed in the lower focal plane of the substage condenser. As opposed to collimated illumination in which the light emitting surface is imaged in the object. Collimated illumination requires even intensity across the light emitting surface but is preferable for certain types of microscopy. Kohler illumination gives even illumination on the object even if there are irregularities in the brightness of the light emitting surface. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| focal illumination | Illumination in which a beam of light is directed diagonally to an object so that it is brilliantly illuminated while the surrounding area is in shadow. Synonym: lateral illumination, oblique illumination. Kohler illumination, a method of illumination of microscopic objects in which the image of the light source is focused on the substage condenser diaphragm and the diaphragm of the light source is focused in the same plane with the object to be observed; maximises both the brightness and uniformity of the illuminated field. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral illumination | Illumination in which a beam of light is directed diagonally to an object so that it is brilliantly illuminated while the surrounding area is in shadow. Synonym: lateral illumination, oblique illumination. Kohler illumination, a method of illumination of microscopic objects in which the image of the light source is focused on the substage condenser diaphragm and the diaphragm of the light source is focused in the same plane with the object to be observed; maximises both the brightness and uniformity of the illuminated field. (05 Mar 2000) |
| axial | <anatomy> Position as it relates to the CNS. Intra-axial is within the CNS, extra-axial is outside the CNS. (16 Dec 1997) |
| axial ametropia | That resulting from a shortening or lengthening of the eyeball on the optic axis, causing hyperopia or myopia, respectively. (05 Mar 2000) |
| axial aneurysm | An aneurysm involving the entire circumference of a blood vessel. (05 Mar 2000) |
| axial angle | An angle formed by two surfaces of a body, the line of union of which is parallel with its axis; the axial angle's of a tooth are the distobuccal, distolabial, distolingual, mesiobuccal, mesiolabial, and mesiolingual. (05 Mar 2000) |
| axial cataract | A lenticular opacity in the visual axis of the lens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| axial current | The central rapidly moving portion of the bloodstream in an artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| axial filament | The central filament of a flagellum or cilium; with the electron microscope it is seen as a complex of nine peripheral diplomicrotubules and a central pair of microtubules. Synonym: axoneme. (05 Mar 2000) |
| axial hyperopia | Hyperopia due to shortening of the anteroposterior diameter of the globe of the eye. (05 Mar 2000) |
| axial muscle | <anatomy> One of the skeletal muscle's of the trunk or head. (05 Mar 2000) |
| axial neuritis | Inflammation of the nervous substance proper, the axons, and myelin. Synonym: axial neuritis, central neuritis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| axial pattern flap | A flap that includes a direct specific artery within its longitudinal axis. Synonym: arterial flap. (05 Mar 2000) |
| axial plane | Transverse plane, as in CT scanning. Synonym: transaxial plane. (05 Mar 2000) |