infravergence

infravergence
in·fra·ver·gence (in″frə-vurґjəns) [infra- + vergence] disjunctive reciprocal movement of the eyes in which one eye rotates downward while the other one remains still; called also deorsumvergence.

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  • infraduction — SYN: deorsumduction. * * * in·fra·duc·tion (in″frə dukґshən) [infra + duction] 1. the downward rotation of an eye around its horizontal axis. 2. the downward rotation of one eye independent of the other by a base up prism in… …   Medical dictionary

  • vergence — A disjunctive movement of the eyes in which the fixation axes are not parallel, as in convergence or divergence. [L. vergo, to incline, to turn] v. of lens the reciprocal of the principal focal distance used as a measure of the divergence …   Medical dictionary

  • deorsumvergence — de·or·sum·ver·gence (de or″səm vurґjəns) infravergence …   Medical dictionary

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