See Also: butteris(medicine)
butteris(dictionary)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Purkinje(dictionary)
Purkinje conduction(medicine)
Purkinje effect(medicine)
Purkinje fibre(medicine)
Purkinje images(medicine)
Purkinje shift(medicine)
Purkinje, Jan Evangelista(encyclopedia)

Purkinje effect (medicine) and butteris (medicine)


Purkinje effect (medicine)


Purkinje effect -->
Purkinje's phenomenon
<ophthalmology> In the light-adapted eye, the region of maximal brightness is in the yellow; in the dark-adapted eye, the region of maximal brightness is in the green.

Synonym: Purkinje effect, Purkinje shift.


butteris (medicine)


butteris
<veterinary> A steel cutting instrument, with a long bent shank set in a handle which rests against the shoulder of the operator. It is operated by a thrust movement, and used in paring the hoofs of horses.

Origin: The same word as buttress, noun, in a different application, F. Bouter to push.

Source: Websters Dictionary