posterior segment

collocation in English

meaningsofposteriorandsegment

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posterior
adjective[before noun]
uk
/pɒsˈtɪə.ri.ər/us
/pɑːˈstɪr.i.ɚ/
anatomyspecialized
positioned at or towards ...
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segment
noun[C]
uk
/ˈseɡ.mənt/us
/ˈseɡ.mənt/
one of the smaller groups or amounts that a larger group or amount can be ...
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(Definition ofposteriorandsegmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The gelatinous vitreous was removed from theposteriorsegment, using a pair of tweezers.
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The retina and choroid were carefully removed from theposteriorsegment, separated, and immediately cooled in liquid nitrogen.
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Theposteriorsegmentis approximately half the length of the anterior and twice the length of the median segment.
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As such, general or emergency room doctors should refer cases involving theposteriorsegmentof the eye or intraocular foreign bodies to an ophthalmologist.
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Some ophthalmologists specialise in the treatment and management ofposteriorsegmentdisorders and diseases.
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Pill millipedes have twelve to thirteen body segments, with a large shield-likeposteriorsegment, whereas woodlice have eleven, and small posterior segments.
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Theposteriorsegmentmay be fused with anterior part of a simple and small pygidium.
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Air/gas exchange injection of gas, or more typically mixed gas and air, into theposteriorsegmentof the globe.
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The third and mostposteriorsegment, abutting the abdomen, is the metathorax, which features the third pair of legs and the posterior wings.
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It may be used to examine the tissues of theposteriorsegmentof the eye in conjunction with a microscope (usually binocular) of variable magnification.
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Inposteriorsegmentsurgery, sodium hyaluronate serves as a surgical aid to gently separate, maneuver, and hold tissues.
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Theposteriorsegmentis flattened and bears no chaetae.
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The mixed gases disappear spontaneously once they have accomplished their purpose and theposteriorsegmentre-fills with fluid.
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Theposteriorsegmentis the back two-thirds of the eye that includes the anterior hyaloid membrane and all structures behind it: the vitreous humor, retina, choroid, and optic nerve.
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In males the light organ covers the entire ventral surface of the three most posterior segments and in females it only covers a portion of the thirdposteriorsegment.
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If one is lying on the right side, it goes to theposteriorsegmentof the right upper lobe, or the posterior basal segment of the right upper lobe.
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After pupillary dilatation, the anterior and posterior segments of each eye were usually examined by direct ophthalmoscopy.
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The anterior half of the abdomen is blackish dorsally, contrasting strongly with the posterior segments.
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