dictionary help| fibrescope | medical dictionary |
An optical instrument that transmits light and carries images back to the observer through a flexible bundle of small (about 10 micron) glass or plastic fibres. It is used to inspect of interior portions of the body.
See: fibreoptics.
American spelling: fiberscope
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| fibres of lens | medical dictionary |
<biology, ophthalmology, physiology> The elongated cells of ectodermal origin forming the substance of the crystalline lens of the eye.
Synonyms: fibrae lentis.
American spelling: fibers of lens
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