- cataphoria
- cata·pho·ria (kat″ə-forґe-ə) [cata- + Gr. pherein to bear] a type of heterophoria consisting of permanent downward turning of the visual axes of both eyes after the visual fusional stimuli have been eliminated.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
cataphoria
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hypophoria — A tendency of the visual axis of one eye to deviate downward, prevented by binocular vision. [hypo + G. phora, motion] * * * hy·po·pho·ria (hi″po forґe ə) [hypo + phoria] a type of heterophoria in which there is downward deviation of… … Medical dictionary
esocataphoria — eso·cata·pho·ria (es″o kat″ə forґe ə) [eso + cataphoria] a phoria in which the visual axes turn downward and inward … Medical dictionary
exocataphoria — exo·cata·pho·ria (ek″so kat″ə forґe ə) [exo + cataphoria] a phoria in which the visual axes turn downward and outward … Medical dictionary
katophoria — kato·pho·ria (kat″ə forґe ə) cataphoria … Medical dictionary
katotropia — kato·tro·pia (kat″ə troґpe ə) cataphoria … Medical dictionary
