| current density | <radiobiology> Amount of current flowing through a substance, per unit area perpendicular to the direction of current flow. (See also density) (09 Oct 1997) |
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| current drive | <radiobiology> Any of a variety of techniques used to cause current flow in a plasma. See inductive current drive, RF current drive, non-inductive current drive. Usually applied to schemes used to generate current in tokamaks and other toroidal devices which require internal plasma currents. See: bootstrap current. (09 Oct 1997) |
| current of injury | The current set up when an injured part of a nerve, muscle, or other excitable tissue is connected through a conductor with the uninjured region; the injured tissue is negative to the uninjured. Synonym: demarcation current. (05 Mar 2000) |
| curriculum | A course of study offered by an educational institution. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Curschmann's disease | Hyaloserositis of the liver. Synonym: Curschmann's disease, icing liver, sugar-icing liver, zuckergussleber. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Curschmann, Heinrich | <person> German physician, 1846-1910. See: Curschmann's disease, Curschmann's spirals. (05 Mar 2000) |
| curse | An affliction thought to be invoked by a malevolent spirit. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Curtis, Arthur | <person> U.S. Gynecologist, 1881-1955. See: Fitz-Hugh and Curtis syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| curvatura | Synonym: curvature. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000) |
| curvatura ventriculi major | The border of the stomach to which the greater omentum is attached. Synonym: curvatura ventriculi major. (05 Mar 2000) |
| curvatura ventriculi minor | The right border of the stomach to which the lesser omentum is attached. Synonym: curvatura ventriculi minor. (05 Mar 2000) |
| curvature | A bending or flexure. See: angulation. Synonym: curvatura. Origin: L. Curvatura, fr. Curvo, pp. -atus, to bend, curve (05 Mar 2000) |
| curvature aberration | Lack of spatial correspondence causing the image of a straight extended object to appear curved. (05 Mar 2000) |
| curvature hyperopia | Hyperopia due to decreased refraction of the anterior ocular segment. (05 Mar 2000) |
| curvature of field | <microscopy> A property of lens that causes the image of a plane to be focused into a curved surface instead of a plane. The image plane formed by a single lens is naturally curved. While one part of the field will be in good focus, the rest will need refocusing to be sharp. While the eye may partially correct for this, a camera lens will not, and the final image as photographed will not be in perfect focus over the entire image plane. (05 Aug 1998) |