- focus of a disease
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focus of a disease
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focus — [fō′kəs] n. pl. focuses or foci [fō′sī΄] [ModL, adopted in math. senses by KEPLER Johannes (1604) < L, fireplace, hearth < ? IE base * bhok , to flame, burn > ? Arm boc̣, flame] 1. the point where rays of light, heat, etc. or waves of… … English World dictionary
Disease theory of alcoholism — Alcohol Dependence Classification and external resources ICD 10 F10.2 ICD 9 303 … Wikipedia
focus — 1. (F) The point at which the light rays meet after passing through a convex lens. 2. The center, or the starting point, of a disease process. [L. a hearth] conjugate foci two points so related to a lens or … Medical dictionary
focus — I. noun (plural foci; also focuses) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, hearth Date: 1644 1. a. a point at which rays (as of light, heat, or sound) converge or from which they diverge or appear to diverge; specifically the point where the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
focus — /ˈfoʊkəs / (say fohkuhs) noun (plural focuses or foci /ˈfoʊkaɪ/ (say fohkuy), /ˈfoʊki/ (say fohkee), /ˈfoʊsaɪ/ (say fohsuy)) 1. Physics a point at which rays of light, heat, or other radiation, meet after being refracted or reflected. 2. Optics …
focus — focusable, adj. focuser, n. /foh keuhs/, n., pl. focuses, foci / suy, kuy/, v., focused, focusing or (esp. Brit.) focussed, focussing. n. 1. a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the… … Universalium
focus — n. & v. n. (pl. focuses or foci) 1 Physics a the point at which rays or waves meet after reflection or refraction. b the point from which diverging rays or waves appear to proceed. Also called focal point. 2 a Optics the point at which an object… … Useful english dictionary
focus — fo•cus [[t]ˈfoʊ kəs[/t]] n. pl. cus•es, ci ( sī, kī) 1) a central point, as of attention or activity 2) phs a point at which rays of light, heat, or other radiation meet after being refracted or reflected 3) opt a) the focal point of a lens b)… … From formal English to slang
focus — noun (plural focuses or foci fəʊsʌɪ) 1》 the centre of interest or activity. ↘an act of focusing on something. 2》 the state or quality of having or producing clear visual definition. ↘another term for focal point. ↘the point at which… … English new terms dictionary
focus — n.; pl. foci [L. focus, central point] A particular region of disease; a localized region … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
focus — 1) n. the point at which rays of light converge after passing through a lens. 2) n. the principal site of an infection or other disease. 3) n. (in radiography) the point of origin of an X ray beam. 4) vb. (in ophthalmology) to accommodate (see… … The new mediacal dictionary
