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ocular

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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oc·u·lar /ˈɒkjələ $ ˈɑːkjələr/ adjective medical  HBHrelating to your eyes or your ability to see 眼睛的;视觉的 ocular muscles 眼部肌肉
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ocularImmunocytes with distinct cytoplasmic fluorescence were counted using an ×25 immersion objective and an ×10 ocular.This material shows the potential advantages of hydrogel IOLs, which are now used extensively in ocular applications.This figure may suggest colour by ocular diffraction.Improved cleanliness of young children can reduce the nasal and ocular discharges that constitute a major reservoir of infectious material.Ocular drug delivery Another area of interest is that of using synthetic polymers for sustained ocular drug delivery.Another approach to ocular drug delivery is to insert a solid polymer device beneath the lid.Those on moderate or low doses of inhaled steroids showed no increased risk of glaucoma or ocular hypertension.ocular movement
Origin ocular (1500-1600) Late Latin ocularis, from Latin oculus eye
oc·u·lar adjectiveChineseSyllable
see to your ability or relating your Corpus eyes to


ocular
ocular /ˈɒkjələ, ˈɒkjʊlə $ ˈɑːkjələr/ adjective medical
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: Late Latin
 Origin: ocularis, from Latin oculus __eye__
relating to your eyes or your ability to see:
    ocular muscles


ocu·larBrE /ˈɒkjələ(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɑːkjələr/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun] (specialist) connected with the eyes 眼的;眼睛的ocular muscles眼部肌肉(formal) that can be seen 可以看见的;看得到的ocular proof看得见的证据