posterior pole of eyeball
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pole — 1. One of the two points at the extremities of the axis of any organ or body. 2. Either of the two points on a sphere at the greatest distance from the equator. 3. One of the two points in a magnet or an electric battery or cell having extremes… … Medical dictionary
polus posterior bulbi oculi — [TA] posterior pole of eyeball: the center of the posterior curvature of the eyeball … Medical dictionary
polo posterior del globo ocular — Eng. Posterior pole of eyeball Punto de la superficie posterior del globo ocular situado detrás de un plano frontal imaginario que pasa por la ora serrata … Diccionario de oftalmología
polus — SYN: pole. [L. pole] p. anterior bulbi oculi [TA] SYN: anterior pole of eyeball. p. anterior lentis [TA] SYN: anterior pole of lens. p. frontalis [TA] SYN … Medical dictionary
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Fundus — Latin word for the bottom. In medicine, fundus refers to the bottom or base of an organ. For example, the fundus of the eye (the retina), the fundus of the uterus, and so on. The fundus of the stomach is inexplicably the upper portion. * * * The… … Medical dictionary
Sclera — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 225 GrayPage = 1006 Caption = Schematic diagram of the human eye. |yuck Caption2 = Width = 325 Precursor = System = Artery = anterior ciliary arteries, long posterior ciliary arteries, short… … Wikipedia
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