1) Eye surgery
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Conformer is a clear plastic shell fitted after Eye removal operation if the final artificial eye is not available at the time of surgery to hold the shape of the eye socket and allow the eyelids to blink over the shell without rubbing the suture line. The conformer shell holds the shape ready for the artificial eye. The conformer shell will be wo...
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• (n.) One who conforms; one who complies with established forms or doctrines.
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A mold, usually of plastic material, used in plastic surgical repair to maintain space in a cavity or to prevent closing by healing of an artificial or natural opening affected by neighboring surgical repair. ... Origin: L. Conformo, to fashion ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Con·form'er noun One who conforms; one who complies with established forms or doctrines.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: kon-fōr′mer Definitions: 1. A mold, usually of plastic material, used in surgical repair to maintain volume in a cavity or to prevent closing of a reconstructed artificial or natural space. 2. a prion protein conformation; abnormal configuration of abnormal prion protein (conformers) can induce change in the sec...
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An organism whose physiological state (e.g., body temperature) is identical to, and varies identically with, that of the external environment
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