Relucency
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Relucency is a noun meaning Dispersion of light within the eye (leading to loss of focus), a typical symptom of cataracts.
Meaning
Dispersion of light within the eye (leading to loss of focus), a typical symptom of cataracts.
Example Sentences
Lesions appear as subepithelial to stromal gray/white, crystalline, relucencies within the corneal stroma.
The guttae (guttata is an adjective!) are evident on slit lamp biomicroscopy as tiny drop-like relucencies on the posterior corneal surface.
Each has a complex cellular structure, which leads to some internal dispersion of light, a feature called ‘relucency’. The more dense the optical structure is, the greater is its relucency. Relucency is a measure of the heterogeneity of a medium. There is no relucency in quality glass.
Word Forms
- relucencies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include presbyopia, blurriness, farsightedness, blurredness, oldsightedness, cecutiency.
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