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Contact lenses. to correct refractive errors of the eye; a little invasive. Phoropter. used in refraction testing. Tonometers. used to determine the intraoccular pressure (IOP) - useful in glaucoma; video link for various types of tonometers. Speculum: to keep the eyes open during any operation. Universal eye speculum.
i.e., "considering everything's weight". The abbreviation was historically used by physicians and others to signify that the last prescribed ingredient is to weigh as much as all of the previously mentioned ones. ad quod damnum: to whatever damage: i.e., "according to the harm" or "in proportion to the harm".
Name of Hospital Location Diliman Doctors Hospital, Inc. 251 Commonwealth Avenue, Matandang Balara, Quezon City Providence Hospital, Inc. 1515 Quezon Avenue, West Triangle, Quezon City
A list of 72 angels of the 9 choir orders, with esoteric meaning related to the names of God Selaphiel: Sealtiel, Selatiel Christianity Archangel Patron saint of prayer and worship Seraph (type) Seraphim (plural) Christianity, Islam, Judaism (type) Seraphiel: Christianity, Judaism Seraph Protector of Metatron, chief of seraphim Shamnail
Daniel Carleton Gajdusek (1923–2008) — studied Kuru, Nobel prize winner. George E. Goodfellow (1855–1910) — recognized as first U.S. civilian trauma surgeon, expert in gunshot wound treatment. Henry Gray (1827–1861) — English anatomist and surgeon, creator of Gray's Anatomy. Ernst Haeckel (1834–1919) — physician and anatomist.
Seed is used only occasionally in tradition medicine. Modern usage is primarily as a diuretic. [20] Arctium lappa. Burdock. Used traditionally as a diuretic and to lower blood sugar [21] and, in traditional Chinese medicine as a treatment for sore throat and symptoms of the common cold.
Ophthalmology ( / ˌɒfθælˈmɒlədʒi /, OFF-thal-MOL-ə-jee) [1] is a clinical and surgical specialty within medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders. [2] A former term is oculism . An ophthalmologist is a physician who undergoes subspecialty training in medical and surgical eye care. [3]
Many star names are, in origin, descriptive of the part in the constellation they are found in; thus Phecda, a corruption of Arabic فخذ الدب ( fakhdh ad-dubb, 'thigh of the bear'). Only a handful of the brightest stars have individual proper names not depending on their asterism; so Sirius ('the scorcher'), Antares ('rival of Ares ', i.e ...