Author: Glossary
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Phaeohyphomycosis
Tissue infection with fungi that have darkly pigmented hyphae.
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Phaedra complex
The love and attraction between a stepparent and a stepchild; so named because of Phaedra’s tragic love for the son (Hippolytus) of her husband by a previous marriage.
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Phacotoxic
The toxic effect of the lens of the eye.
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Phacoscope
An instrument for observing change of curvature of the lens of the eye during accommodation.
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Phacosclerosis
A hardening of the crystalline lens of the eye.
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Phacometer
A device for ascertaining the refractive power of a lens.
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Phacomalacia
A softening of the lens, usually resulting from a soft cataract.
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Phacolysis
Any dissolution or disintegration of the crystalline lens.
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Phacoglaucoma
Lens changes induced by glaucoma.
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Phacoerysis
Removal of the lens of the eye by attaching a suction device, an erysiphake, to it.