laterotorsion

laterotorsion
A twisting to one side; denoting rotation of the eyeball around its anteroposterior axis, so that the top part of the cornea turns away from the sagittal plane. [latero- + L. torsio, a twisting]

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lat·ero·tor·sion (lat″ər-o-torґshən) [latero- + torsion] turning the eyeball to the left or right on its anteroposterior axis.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • laterotorsión — Desplazamiento del útero a un lado. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 …   Diccionario médico

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