Instead, they were set forth later in the Bill of Rights, comprised of the first ten. amendments to the Constitution. A bill of rights was demanded by many states in return for their ratification. of the Constitution, which they felt needed to outline individual liberties as well as government structure.
Oblique muscle. (Anat.) a muscle acting in a direction oblique to the mesial plane of the body, or to the associated muscles; - applied especially to two muscles of the eyeball.
Definition of Acute angle-closure glaucoma. Acute angle-closure glaucoma: Increased pressure in the front chamber (anterior chamber) of the eye due to sudden (acute) blockage of the normal circulation of fluid within the eye. The block takes place at the angle of the anterior chamber- the space at the junction of the cornea with the iris.