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binocular
[bin-ok´u-ler]1. pertaining to both eyes.
2. having two eyepieces, as in a microscope.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
bin·oc·u·lar
(bin-ok'yū-lăr),Adapted to the use of both eyes; said of an optic instrument.
[L. bini, paired, + oculus, eye]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
binocular
(bə-nŏk′yə-lər, bī-)adj.
1. Relating to, used by, or involving both eyes at the same time: binocular vision.
2. Having two eyes arranged to produce stereoscopic vision.
bin·oc′u·lar′i·ty (-lăr′ĭ-tē) n.
bin·oc′u·lar·ly adv.
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binocular
adjective Referring to 2 eyes; using 2 eyes at once—e.g., binocular vision; adapted for 2 eyes, as in a binocular microscope.noun A binocular glass—e.g., opera glass, microscope, binoculars.
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bin·oc·u·lar
(bin-ok'yū-lăr)Adapted to the use of both eyes; said of an optic instrument.
[L. bini, paired, + oculus, eye]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
binocular
Pertaining to both eyes or to the simultaneous use of both eyes.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
binocular
pertaining to the use of both eyes as in stereoscopic vision.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
Binocular
Both eyes accurately pointing to the same object.
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Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
binocular
Pertaining to both eyes.
binocular
Pertaining to the use of the two eyes but without fusion or stereopsis. The term is primarily used in clinical testing and vision therapy in which different prisms are placed in front of each eye.
Millodot: Dictionary of Optometry and Visual Science, 7th edition. © 2009 Butterworth-Heinemann