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SENSORY ADAPTATION [2 records]

Record 1 2012-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Eye

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oeil
DEF

Processus d'ajustement du système visuel permettant d'éliminer des phénomènes de confusion ou de diplopie pouvant être induits par une anomalie de la motricité [...]

OBS

Le strabisme est une de ces anomalies.

OBS

Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997.

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
DEF

Temporary modification of the sensitivity of a sense organ due to continued and/or repeated stimulation.

OBS

sensory adaptation: Term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
DEF

Modification temporaire de l'acuité d'un organe sensoriel à la suite d'une stimulation continue et/ou répétée.

OBS

adaptation sensorielle : Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO et par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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