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MECHANISM OF ACCOMMODATION

\mˈɛkənˌɪzəm ɒv ɐkˌɒmədˈe͡ɪʃən], \mˈɛkənˌɪzəm ɒv ɐkˌɒmədˈe‍ɪʃən], \m_ˈɛ_k_ə_n_ˌɪ_z_ə_m ɒ_v ɐ_k_ˌɒ_m_ə_d_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of MECHANISM OF ACCOMMODATION

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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The anatomical and physiological means by which the curvature of the crystalline lens is altered so as to focus near objects on the retina.
See under accommodation. [Lat.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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