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A rare disorder of accommodation in which the time between the application of an accommodative stimulus and the response of the eye is delayed. The delay is typically more than 0.7 sec.  

The inability of the eye to sustain accommodation over time. It is usually a result of repeated or sustained visual effort.  

Over focusing of the eye. It causes blurry vision when one views distant objects,  

Accommodation of one eye independently of the other.  

To become accustomed to a different environment.  

Muscles that are recruited to increase ventilation by patients with labored breathing. The stemocleidomastoids, scalenes, and pectoralis minors may be used for a more forceful inhalation; the abdominal muscles may be used for a more forceful exhalation. Their use represents an abnormal or labored breathing pattern and is a sign of respiratory distress.  

Able to be used or entered. In the U.S., under the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), public places and places of employment must be accessible to the disabled through architectural design (e.g.,ramps, wheelchair-wide doorways) and/or the use of assistive technologies.  

An instrument that detects a change in the velocity of the object to which it is attached. The device may be designed to record the changes and indicate the direction(s) of the acceleration. A mechanism designed to gauge the acceleration of an individual’s point of equilibrium.  

The treatment of a tumor with radiation doses given over a shorter period than usual, e.g., over a 5-week as opposed to a 7-week period. Accelerated fractionation may provide clinical and survival benefits to some patients with inoperable tumors.  

Rate of change in velocity per unit of time during circular movement.