Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

A place where parts of eyes given by donors can be kept for use in grafts. An organization that collects and stores corneas for transplantation.  

The round ball of tissue through which light passes, located in the eye socket and controlled by various muscles. The body of the eye, which is roughly spherical, is bounded by the sclera, and lies in the orbit. It is closely associated with accessory structures, i.e. the eyelids, conjunctiva, and lacrimal (tear-producing) apparatus, and its…

The removal of a tube after intubation.  

(Of a person) interested in people and things other than oneself. (of an organ) turned inside out. An outgoing or extremely sociable person interested mainly in external objects and actions.  

A muscle which is some way away from the part of the body which it operates. A muscle, such as any of those controlling movements of the eyeball, that has its origin some distance from the part it acts on. The muscles outside an organ that control its position, such as the e.m. of the…

A ligament between the bones in a joint which is separate from the joint capsule.  

A condition in which the lungs are allergic to fungus and other allergens.  

The parts of the body at the ends of limbs, e.g. the fingers, toes, nose and ears.  

Involving perception by means other than the usual five senses. To forms of perception, such as thought transference, that are not dependent on the five primary senses.