Medical Definition of Oblique illumination

1. Illumination in which a beam of light is directed diagonally to an object so that it is brilliantly illuminated while the surrounding area is in shadow. Synonym: lateral illumination, oblique illumination. Kohler illumination, a method of illumination of microscopic objects in which the image of the light source is focused on the substage condenser diaphragm and the diaphragm of the light source is focused in the same plane with the object to be observed; maximises both the brightness and uniformity of the illuminated field. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oblique Illumination

oblique bundle of pons
oblique case
oblique cases
oblique circle
oblique circles
oblique cord
oblique diameter
oblique fibres of stomach
oblique fire
oblique fissure
oblique fissure of lung
oblique flank
oblique fracture
oblique head
oblique illumination (current term)
oblique lie
oblique ligament of elbow joint
oblique line
oblique line of mandible
oblique line of thyroid cartilage
oblique lines
oblique motion
oblique muscle
oblique muscle of auricle
oblique muscles
oblique narration
oblique part of cricothyroid muscle
oblique pericardial sinus
oblique plane

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