| day blindness | <ophthalmology> Day blindness, defective vision in a bright light. Origin: Gr. Hemera = day, alaos = blind (18 Nov 1997) |
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| day care | Institutional health care of patients during the day. The patients return home at night. (12 Dec 1998) |
| day-coal | <chemical> The upper stratum of coal, as nearest the light or surface. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| day hospital | A special facility, or an arrangement within a hospital setting, that enables the patient to come to the hospital for treatment during the day and return home or to another facility at night. Compare: night hospital. (05 Mar 2000) |
| day lily | <botany> A genus of plants (Hemerocallis) closely resembling true lilies, but having tuberous rootstocks instead of bulbs. The common species have long narrow leaves and either yellow or tawny-orange flowers. A genus of plants (Funkia) differing from the last in having ovate veiny leaves, and large white or blue flowers. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| day neutral plant | <botany> Plants that flower regardless of day length. (09 Oct 1997) |
| day residue | Psychoanalytic term for a dream related to an experience of the previous day. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Day, Richard | <person> U.S. Physician, 1813-1892. See: Day's test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Day, Richard L | <person> U.S. Paediatrician, *1905. See: Riley-Day syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| day sight | Night blindness or difficulty in seeing at night. Symptom of vitamin A deficiency. (27 Sep 1997) |
| day-star | 1. The morning star; the star which ushers in the day. "A dark place, until the day dawn, and the day-star arise in your hearts." (2 Peter i. 19) 2. The sun, as the orb of day. "So sinks the day-star in the ocean bed, And yet anon repairs his drooping head, And tricks his beams, and with new-spangled ore Flames in the forehead of the morning sky." (Milton) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Day's test | A test for blood by adding to the suspected fluid, or the washing of a suspected stain, tincture of guaiac and then hydrogen peroxide; the presence of blood results in a blue colour. (05 Mar 2000) |
| divergent strabismus | <clinical sign> The outward or temporal deviation of an eye. (27 Sep 1997) |
| incomitant strabismus | Strabismus due to weakness of an ocular muscle or muscles. Synonym: incomitant strabismus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| internal strabismus | An obsolete term for esotropia (05 Mar 2000) |