| VASC | Verbal Auditory Screen for Children; visual-auditory screening |
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| EAM | episodic ataxia with myokymia; external acoustic meatus |
| EUM | external urethral meatus |
| IA | ibotenic acid; immune adherence; immunoadsorbent; immunobiologic activity; impedance angle; indolami... |
| IAC | image analysis cytometry; ineffective airway clearance; internal auditory canal; interposed abdomina... |
| tigroid fundus | A normal fundus to which a deeply pigmented choroid gives the appearance of dark polygonal areas between the choroidal vessels, especially in the periphery. Synonym: fundus tigre, leopard fundus, leopard retina, mosaic fundus, tigroid fundus, tigroid retina. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| leopard fundus | A normal fundus to which a deeply pigmented choroid gives the appearance of dark polygonal areas between the choroidal vessels, especially in the periphery. Synonym: fundus tigre, leopard fundus, leopard retina, mosaic fundus, tigroid fundus, tigroid retina. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fundus | <anatomy> The bottom or base of any hollow organ; as, the fundus of the bladder; the fundus of the eye. Origin: L, bottom. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| fundus diabeticus | <ophthalmology, pathology> A major cause of blindness in diabetics. Retinal disease results from adverse effects on the blood vessels which supply the retina. Swollen retinal vessels which leak fluid into the retina are commonly seen on physical examination of the eyes. Poorly controlled insulin dependent diabetes and/or hypertension are the major risk factors. Symptoms include decreased vision and colour perception. Origin: Gr. Pathos = disease (27 Sep 1997) |
| fundus flavimaculatus | A genetic disorder of the pigment epithelium of the retina manifested by yellowish white flecks; some loss of central vision is involved; probably autosomal recesssive. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fundus gastricus | The portion of the stomach that lies above the cardiac notch. Synonym: fundus gastricus, fundus ventriculi, greater cul-de-sac. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fundus glands | Branched tubular glands lying in the mucosa of the fundus and body of the stomach; such glands contain parietal cells that secrete hydrochloric acid, zymogen cells that produce pepsin, and mucous cells. Synonym: glandulae gastricae, glandulae propriae, fundus glands, gastric follicles, Wasmann's glands. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fundus oculi | The concave interior of the eye, consisting of the retina, the choroid, the sclera, the optic disk, and blood vessels, seen by means of the ophthalmoscope. (12 Dec 1998) |
| fundus of gallbladder | The wide closed end of the gallbladder situated at the inferior border of the liver. Synonym: fundus vesicae biliaris (felleae). (05 Mar 2000) |
| fundus of stomach | The portion of the stomach that lies above the cardiac notch. Synonym: fundus gastricus, fundus ventriculi, greater cul-de-sac. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fundus of urinary bladder | The fundus is formed by the posterior wall which is somewhat convex. Synonym: fundus vesicae urinariae, bas-fond, base of bladder. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fundus of uterus | The upper rounded extremity of the uterus above the openings of the uterine (fallopian) tubes. Synonym: fundus uteri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fundus polycythemicus | The engorged, dilated veins, with cyanotic retina, occurring in erythraemia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fundus reflex | A red glow reflected from the fundus of the eye when a light is cast upon the retina, as in retinoscopy. Synonym: eye reflex, fundus reflex, pupillary reflex. Synonym: pyramid of light. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fundus tigre | A normal fundus to which a deeply pigmented choroid gives the appearance of dark polygonal areas between the choroidal vessels, especially in the periphery. Synonym: fundus tigre, leopard fundus, leopard retina, mosaic fundus, tigroid fundus, tigroid retina. (05 Mar 2000) |