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optic axis (medicine) and rheotrope (medicine)


optic axis (medicine)


optic axis


The axis of the eye connecting the anterior and posterior poles; it usually diverges from the visual axis by five degrees or more.

Synonym: axis opticus.


rheotrope (medicine)


rheotrope
<physics> An instrument for reversing the direction of an electric current.

Alternative forms: reotrope.

Origin: Gr. To flow + to turn.

Source: Websters Dictionary