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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Accommodation, Ocular
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Acomodación Ocular
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Acomodação Ocular
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Tree Number:
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G14.640.079
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Definition English:
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The dioptric adjustment of the EYE (to attain maximal sharpness of retinal imagery for an object of regard) referring to the ability, to the mechanism, or to the process. Ocular accommodation is the effecting of refractive changes by changes in the shape of the CRYSTALLINE LENS. Loosely, it refers to ocular adjustments for VISION, OCULAR at various distances. (Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed) |
Indexing Annotation English:
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do not confuse with ADAPTATION, OCULAR, adjustment of eye to light
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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69
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Unique Identifier:
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D000065
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DeCS CID-10 SciELO LILACS LIS
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