hyperreflectivity

noun

The quality of being hyperreflective

Scrabble 36

Meanings

nounhyperreflectivity (countable and uncountable, plural hyperreflectivities)

plural hyperreflectivities

  1. countableuncountableThe quality of being hyperreflective
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    This classification encompasses the shape of the RPE elevation (convex, ie, dome-shaped; concave, ie, pointed; or saw-toothed), the reflectivity of the druse (low, medium, or high, in relation to the photoreceptor layer), the homogeneity of the druse's content (homogeneous reflectivity, inhomogeneous with central core/focus of hyperreflectivity and inhomogeneous without a central core), and the presence or absence of hyperreflective foci above the druse.

    2015, Ferdinand G. Schlanitz et al., “Identification of Drusen Characteristics in Age-Related Macular Degeneration by Polarization-Sensitive Optical Coherence Tomography”, in American Journal of Ophthalmology, volume 160, →DOI

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