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harada-ito procedure

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables
harada-i-to pro-ce-dure
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An eye muscle operation designed to improve the excyclotorsion experienced by some patients with cranial nerve IV palsy. The superior oblique tendon is split, and the anterior fibers are moved anteriorly and laterally so as to stretch and tighten them selectively, enhancing incyclotorsion.

Etymology

Named after M. Harada and Y. Ito, who published on the subject in 1964.

Inflected Forms

Harada-Ito procedures (plural)

Questions

What does harada-ito procedure mean?
An eye muscle operation designed to improve the excyclotorsion experienced by some patients with cranial nerve IV palsy. The superior oblique tendon is split, and the anterior fibers are moved anteriorly and laterally so as to stretch and tighten them selectively, enhancing incyclotorsion.
Where does harada-ito procedure come from?
Named after M. Harada and Y. Ito, who published on the subject in 1964.

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