opsin
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~ retinal protein formed by the action of light on rhodopsin
opsonin
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~ an antibody in blood serum that attaches to invading microorganisms and other antigens to make them more susceptible to the action of phagocytes
opsonisation
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~ process whereby opsonins make an invading microorganism more susceptible to phagocytosis
opsonization
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~ process whereby opsonins make an invading microorganism more susceptible to phagocytosis
optative mood
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~ a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs
optative
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~ a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs
Optez
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~ an artificial language
optic chiasma
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~ the crossing of the optic nerves from the two eyes at the base of the brain
optic disc
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~ the point where the optic nerve enters the retina; not sensitive to light
optic chiasm
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~ the crossing of the optic nerves from the two eyes at the base of the brain
optic axis
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~ in a doubly refracting crystal, the line in the direction of which no double refraction occurs; "a crystal may have either one or two optic axes"
optic disk
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~ the point where the optic nerve enters the retina; not sensitive to light
optic nerve
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~ the cranial nerve that serves the retina
optic axis
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~ a line that passes through the center of curvature of a lens so that light is neither reflected nor refracted; "in a normal eye the optic axis is the direction in which objects are seen most distinctly"
optic cup
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~ (embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina
optical fiber
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~ a very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light; used in bundles to transmit images
optical flint
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~ optical glass of high dispersion and high refractive index
optical crown
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~ optical glass of low dispersion and low refractive index
optical glass
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~ clear homogeneous glass of known refractive index; used to make lenses