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boulder (medicine)


boulder


1. A large stone, worn smooth or rounded by the action of water; a large pebble.

2. <geology> A mass of any rock, whether rounded or not, that has been transported by natural agencies from its native bed. See Drift. Bowlder clay, the unstratified clay deposit of the Glacial or Drift epoch, often containing large numbers of bowlders. Bowlder wall, a wall constructed of large stones or bowlders.

Origin: Cf. Sw. Bullra to roar, rattle, Dan. Buldre, dial. Sw. Bullersteen larger kind of pebbles; perh. Akin to E. Bellow.

Source: Websters Dictionary


Balint's syndrome (medicine)


Balint's syndrome
<syndrome> An entity characterised by optic ataxia and simultanagnosia. This difficulty in applying the visual system to a visual task is usually due to damage to the superior temporal-occipital areas in both hemispheres.