Medical Definition of Optical diffraction

1. A technique used to obtain information about repeating patterns. Diffraction of visible light can be used to calculate spacings in the object. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Optical Diffraction

optical
optical
optically
optically
optically active
optical aberration
optical aberration
optical activity
optical antipode
optical axis
optical bench
optical condenser
optical crown
optical density
optical device
optical diffraction (current term)
optical disc
optical disk
optical fiber
optical fibre
optical flat
optical flint
optical fusion
optical glass
optical illusion
optical illusions
optical image
optical index
optical instrument
optical iridectomy

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