Medical Definition of Contrast sensitivity

1. The ability to detect sharp boundaries (stimuli) and to detect slight changes in luminance at regions without distinct contours. Psychophysical measurements of this visual function are used to evaluate visual acuity and to detect eye disease. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Contrast Sensitivity

contrastingly
contrastive
contrastively
contrasts
contrasty
contrast agent
contrast bath
contrast echocardiography
contrast enema
contrast enhancement
contrast material
contrast material
contrast media
contrast medium
contrast medium
contrast sensitivity (current term)
contrast stain
contrast transfer function
contrasuppressor cells
contrat
contrate
contrats
contravene
contravened
contravener
contraveners
contravenes
contravening
contravention
contraventions

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