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OCU
OCU may mean: Operational Conversion Unit, a unit in an air forceOperational Command Unit, a unit in a police forceOrganized Chaos Unit, a unit of armed Citizens ..

Ocuituco
Ocuituco is a city in the Mexican state of Morelos. It stands at [18°52′N 98°46′W]. The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. The municipality reported 15,090 inhabitants in the year 2000 census. External links http://www.e-morelos..

Ocular
Ocular may refer to something related to: Eye, or eyeball, an organ of vision that detects light.Eyepiece, or ocular lens, is a type of lens that is attached to a variety of optical devices such as telescopes and microscopes.Visual perception, one of the senses, consisting of the ability to detect ..

Ocular(Alien Racers)
Ocular is a recurring character from Alien Racers Ocular is mercenary working for Seadrok. Taking part in the races, he'd sell Xeno-cells to anyone--even the Kragnans. He does not like working with his fellow henchman, Talanna. Powers Ocular is capable of pulling people's eyes out with his wooden ..

Ocularist
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Ocular dominance
Ocular dominance, sometimes called eye dominance or eyednessChaurasia BD, Mathur BB. "Eyedness." Acta Anat (Basel). 1976;96(2):301-5.PMID 970109., is the tendency to prefer visual input from one eye to the otherKhan AZ, Crawford JD. "Ocular dominance reverses as a function of horizontal gaze angle..

Ocular dominance column
Ocular dominance columns are regions of neurons in the striate cortex that synapse with axons carrying transduced signals from either the left or right eye. The columns span multiple cortical layers, producing a striped pattern when the deeper levels are stained. Prior to birth, monocular transduc..

Ocular flutter
Ocular flutter is an opsoclonic disorder in which the eyes incontinuously saccadically moves around the point of fixation in the field of vision. ..

Ocular hypertension
Ocular hypertension (OHT) is intraocular pressure higher than normal in the absence of optic nerve damage or visual field loss [#endnote_AOA] [#endnote_AAO]. Current consensus in ophthalmology defines normal introcular pressure (IOP) as that between 10 mmHg and 21 mmHg [#endn..

Ocular melanosis
Ocular melanosis (OM), also known as ocular melanocytosis or melanosis oculi, is a disease of the eye which in dogs is almost found exclusively in the Cairn Terrier. Until recently it was known as pigmentary glaucoma. The disease is caused by an increase of melanocytes in the iris, sclera, and sur..

Ocular micrometer
An ocular micrometer is a glass disk that fits in a microscope eyepiece that has a ruled scale, which is used to measure the size of magnified objects. The physical length of the marks on the scale depend on the degree of magnification. ..

Ocular myasthenia
Ocular myasthenia gravis (MG) is a disease of the neuromuscular junction resulting in hallmark variability in muscle weakness and fatigability. MG is an autoimmune disease where anomalous antibodies are produced against the naturally occurring acetylcholine (ACh) receptors in voluntary muscles. MG m..

Ocular prosthetic
An ocular prosthetic or artificial eye replaces a missing natural eye following an enucleation or evisceration. The ocular prosthetic typically takes the shape of a convex shell. The prosthetic fits over an orbital implant and under the eyelids. Most ocular prosthetics today are made of cryolite ..

Ocular rosacea
Ocular roseacea is a manifestation of rosacea that affects the eyes and eyelids. Symptoms generally consist of redness, irritation or burning of the eyes. Patients may also feel that there is something, such as an eyelash, in the eye. Commonly patients also show redness of the nose and cheeks. Pat..

Ocular tremor
Ocular microtremor (OMT) is a constant, physiological, high frequency (peak 80Hz), low amplitude (estimated circa 150-2500nm (1)) eye tremor. It occurs in all normal people even when the eye is apparently still and is due to the constant activity of brainstem oculomotor units. In coma there is a ..

Oculir
Oculir, Inc is a San Diego based medical device company developing a non-invasive, Mid IR glucose detector which can read the level of blood glucose based on the reflected signal from the eye. Oculir was founded by Dr. John Burd. Sources [Oculir,Inc homepage]..

Oculocardiac reflex
The oculocardiac reflex refers to a decrease in pulse rate associated with traction applied to extraocular muscles and/or compression of the eyeball. This technique is especially sensitive in neonates and children. Asystolic cardiac arrest may serve as a major complication in response to this techn..

Oculocephalic reflex
In medicine, the oculocephalic reflex, also doll's eye reflex, is an eye movement to maintain forward gaze in response to neck rotation. It is considered a normal response. The name doll's eye reflex comes from the fact that many dolls with movable eyes exhibit the reflex. It can be used to eva..

Oculocerebrorenal syndrome
Oculocerebrorenal syndrome (also called Lowe syndrome) is a X-linked recessive disorder characterized by hydrophthalmia, cataracts, mental retardation, aminoaciduria, reduced renal ammonia production and vitamin D-resistant rickets. ..

Oculogyric crisis
Oculogyric crisis (OGC) is the name of a dystonic reaction to certain drugs and/or medical conditions including neuroleptics, amantadine, benzodiazepines, carbamazepine, chloroquine, cisplatin, diazoxide, influenza vaccine, levodopa, lithium, metoclopramide, nifedipine, pemoline, phencyclidine, res..

Oculolinctus
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Oculolinctus (also known as "worming") is a paraphilia whereby people are aroused by licking their partner's eye..

Oculomancy
Oculomancy is a form of scrying where the diviner gazes into the questioners' eyes and reads the reflections. ..

Oculomotor nerve
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Oculomotor nucleus
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Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy
Oculopharyngeal dystrophy (OPD), or oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy, is a form of muscular dystrophy characterized in some stages by deformation of the eyelid, speech impediment, and difficulty swallowing due to dystrophia of the pharynx. ..

Oculophilia
Oculophilia is the paraphilia involving sexual attraction to eyes. The phenomenon is described in some detail by Jonathan Coe in his 1997 novel The house of Sleep. However, the interest of the person in question not is of an entirely sexual nature, but also of an intellectual nature. ..

Oculus
This page is about the architectural term. See also: eye. The Oculus (top) in the dome of the Pantheon, Rome View of oculus in a building of Islamic architecture design. Oculus is the Latin word for eye. The word Oculus remains in use in certain contexts, most commonly as the name of..

Ocumare del Tuy
Ocumare del Tuy is a city located in the Miranda State (Estado Miranda) in northern Venezuela. With a 10.12°N of latitude and 66.78°W of longitude, Ocumare del Tuy is noted for warm and clear weather, with year-round sunshine and 60 days of rainfall annually, and an average temperature that range..

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