OCULAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ocular mean? 

• OCULAR (noun)
  The noun OCULAR has 1 sense:

1. combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments

  Familiarity information: OCULAR used as a noun is very rare.

• OCULAR (adjective)
  The adjective OCULAR has 3 senses:

1. of or relating to or resembling the eye

2. relating to or using sight

3. visible

  Familiarity information: OCULAR used as an adjective is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OCULAR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

eyepiece; ocular

Hypernyms ("ocular" is a kind of...):

lens; lens system; lense (a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images)

Meronyms (parts of "ocular"):

graticule; reticle; reticule (a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument)

Holonyms ("ocular" is a part of...):

binoculars; field glasses; opera glasses ((plural) an optical instrument designed for simultaneous use by both eyes)

light microscope (microscope consisting of an optical instrument that magnifies the image of an object)

optical telescope (an astronomical telescope designed to collect and record light from cosmic sources)

sights (an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument)

• OCULAR (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or resembling the eye

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

ocular; ophthalmic; optic; optical

Context example:

ophthalmic defect

Pertainym:

eye (the organ of sight)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Relating to or using sight

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

ocular; optic; optical; visual

Context example:

visual navigation

Pertainym:

sight (the ability to see; the visual faculty)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Visible

Synonyms:

ocular; visual

Context example:

a visual image

Similar:

seeable; visible (capable of being seen; or open to easy view)

 Context examples 

Other common sites of involvement include lung, head and neck, ocular adnexae, skin, thyroid, and breast.

(Extranodal Marginal Zone Lymphoma of Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue, NCI Thesaurus/WHO)

May also have ocular muscle weakness.

(Myasthenia Class II, NCI Thesaurus)

A solution that forms a gel when it comes in contact with ocular fluid, and which allows at least a reduction in dosing frequency.

(Extended Release Gel Forming Solution Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Upon ocular administration, emedastine causes a dose-dependent inhibition of histamine-stimulated vascular permeability in the conjunctiva.

(Emedastine, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon ocular administration, edetate exerts its ophthalmic effect by chelating calcium to form soluble complexes, thereby removing corneal calcium deposits.

(Edetate Disodium, NCI Thesaurus)

It may also involve the oral or ocular mucosal surfaces, and periosteum.

(Nevus of Ota, NCI Thesaurus)

A clinical finding about one or more characteristics of ocular adnexal lymphoma, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v7 classification system as they pertain to distant metastases.

(Ocular Adnexal Lymphoma Clinical Distant Metastasis TNM Finding v7, NCI Thesaurus)

VEGF165 is preferentially involved in pathological ocular neovascularisation.

(Pegaptanib, NCI Thesaurus)

Characteristics include the presence of firm subcutaneous nodules filled with adult worms, pruritus, and ocular lesions.

(Onchocerciasis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A dosing unit equal to the amount of active ingredient(s) in an ocular system.

(Ocular System Dosing Unit, NCI Thesaurus)