See Also: artificial pupil(medicine)
pupil(2)(dictionary)
pupil(1)(dictionary)
Pupil(health)
day pupil(dictionary)
pupil(dictionary)
pupil(medicine)
cat's-eye pupil(medicine)
amaurotic pupil(medicine)
exit pupil(medicine)

excorticate (iou) and artificial pupil (medicine)


excorticate (iou)



excorticate verb trans. Pa. pple -ated, -ate. LME.
[Late Latin excorticat- pa. ppl stem of excorticare, formed as EX-1 1, CORTEX: see -ATE3.]
Remove the bark from (a tree) or the shell from (a nut).
,excorti'cation noun E18.

artificial pupil (medicine)


artificial pupil


An opening made by excision of a portion of the iris in order to improve the vision in cases of central opacity of the cornea or lens.