| TOF | tetralogy of Fallot; time-of-flight; train of four [monitor]; tracheo[o]esophageal fistula |
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| TOFA | time-of-flight absorbance |
| CBBM | color blindness, blue mono-cone-monochromatic type |
| CRB | chemical, radiological, and biological; congenital retinal blindness |
| CSNB | congenital stationary night blindness |
| MALDI-TOF | Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight |
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| MALDI-TOF | Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry |
| TOF | Time of Flight |
| ToF-SIMS | Time of Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry |
| TOF-MS | Time-of-flight mass spectrometry |
| moon blindness | An acute iridocyclitis of horses, involving one or both eyes; it subsides only to recur at intervals of varying length and usually ends in blindness; the cause is uncertain but some have associated it with leptospires; does not appear to be contagious. Synonym: moon blindness. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| word blindness | <neurology> Loss of the ability to understand printed words or sentences (27 Sep 1997) |
| music blindness | Loss of the ability to read music. (27 Sep 1997) |
| cortical blindness | Loss of sight due to an organic lesion in the visual cortex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psychic blindness | Visual agnosia for objects. The subjet sees the object, but cannot identify it; due to a lesion in area 18 of the occipital cortex. Synonym: object blindness, psychanopsia, psychic blindness. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sight blindness | A form of aphasia in which the significance of signs and symbols is not appreciated. Synonym: sight blindness. Synonym: asemasia, asaemia. Origin: G. A-priv. + symbolon, an outward sign (05 Mar 2000) |
| sign blindness | Visual agnosia for signs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hysterical blindness | Loss of vision or blurring of vision following a highly traumatic event such as seeing one's child killed by a truck. (05 Mar 2000) |
| snow blindness | <ophthalmology> Severe photophobia that occurs secondary to ultraviolet light induced keratoconjunctivitis. (27 Sep 1997) |
| solar blindness | Damage to the fovea centralis of the retina and the adjacent choroid due to the thermal action of infrared rays, consequent to sungazing or watching a solar eclipse without sufficient eye protection. See: photoretinopathy. Synonym: eclipse blindness, solar blindness. (05 Mar 2000) |
| night blindness | Failure or imperfection of vision at night or in dim light, with good vision only on bright days. (12 Dec 1998) |
| note blindness | Loss of the ability to read music. (27 Sep 1997) |
| day blindness | <ophthalmology> Day blindness, defective vision in a bright light. Origin: Gr. Hemera = day, alaos = blind (18 Nov 1997) |
| object blindness | Visual agnosia for objects. The subjet sees the object, but cannot identify it; due to a lesion in area 18 of the occipital cortex. Synonym: object blindness, psychanopsia, psychic blindness. (05 Mar 2000) |
| taste blindness | Inability to appreciate gustatory stimuli. (05 Mar 2000) |