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harmonium collapse: a free-reed instrument in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows

naked eye collapse: the eye unaided by any optical instrument that alters the power of vision or alters the apparent size or distance of objects; "it is not safe to look directly at the sun with the naked eye"

calliope collapse: a musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles played from a keyboard; (Greek mythology) the Muse of epic poetry

lens collapse: a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images; electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons; biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; it focuses light waves on the retina; (metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood; "the writer is the lens through which history can be seen"; genus of small erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves and small inconspicuous white flowers and small flattened pods: lentils

retina collapse: the light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve

horizon collapse: the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated; "It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge"; the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet; the great circle on the celestial sphere whose plane passes through the sensible horizon and the center of the Earth; a specific layer or stratum of soil or subsoil in a vertical cross section of land

albinism collapse: the congenital absence of pigmentation in the eyes and skin and hair

lid collapse: a movable top or cover (hinged or separate) for closing the opening of a container

perception collapse: the process of perceiving; knowledge gained by perceiving; "a man admired for the depth of his perception"; a way of conceiving something; "Luther had a new perception of the Bible"

organ collapse: wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboard; a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function; a periodical that is published by a special interest group; "the organ of the communist party"; a government agency or instrument devoted to the performance of some specific function; "The Census Bureau is an organ of the Commerce Department"

iris collapse: diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening; muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil; it forms the colored portion of the eye; plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals

eye collapse: a small hole or loop (as in a needle); "the thread wouldn't go through the eye"; the organ of sight; good discernment (either visually or as if visually); "she has an eye for fresh talent"; "he has an artist's eye"; attention to what is seen; "he tried to catch her eye"; look at

color blindness collapse: genetic inability to distinguish differences in hue

sight collapse: a optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument; the range of vision; "out of sight of land"; the ability to see; the visual faculty; an instance of visual perception; "the sight of his wife brought him back to reality"; "the train was an unexpected sight"; a range of mental vision; "in his sight she could do no wrong"; anything that is seen; "he was a familiar sight on the television"; "they went to Paris to see the sights"; catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; "he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge"

mongolism collapse: a congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st chromosome; results in a flat face and short stature and mental retardation

orb collapse: move in an orbit; "The moon orbits around the Earth"; "The planets are orbiting the sun"; "electrons orbit the nucleus"

amputation collapse: a surgical removal of all or part of a limb; a condition of disability resulting from the loss of one or more limbs

perspective collapse: the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer

glaucoma collapse: increased pressure in the eyeball due to obstruction of the outflow of aqueous humor; damages the optic disc and impairs vision (sometimes progressing to blindness)

trachoma collapse: a chronic contagious viral disease marked by inflammation of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eye and the formation of scar tissue

hemophilia collapse: congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son

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