Helmholtz axis ligament

Helm·holtz ax·is lig·a·ment

(helm'hōltz),

a ligament forming the axis about which the malleus rotates; it consists of two portions extending from the anterior and the posterior borders, respectively, of the tympanic notch to the malleus.

Synonym(s): axis ligament of malleus

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Helmholtz,

Hermann L.F. von, German physician, physicist, and physiologist, 1821-1894.

Gibbs-Helmholtz equation - see under Gibbs

Helmholtz axis ligament - a ligament forming the axis about which the malleus rotates. Synonym(s): axis ligament of malleus

Helmholtz coil

Helmholtz energy - energy equivalent to the internal energy minus the entropy contribution.

Helmholtz keratometer

Helmholtz ophthalmoscope

Helmholtz theory of accommodation - the ciliary muscle relaxes for near vision and allows the anterior aspect of the lens to become more convex.

Helmholtz theory of color vision - Synonym(s): Young-Helmholtz theory of color vision

Helmholtz theory of hearing - that the basilar membrane of the cochlea acts as a resonating structure, recording low tones from its apical turns and high tones from its basal turns. Synonym(s): resonance theory of hearing

Helmholtz-Gibbs theory - Synonym(s): Gibbs-Helmholtz equation

Young-Helmholtz theory of color vision - see under Young, Thomas

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