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Grady Coma Scale

a scale used to rate level of consciousness, with five grades corresponding to confusion (Grade I), stupor (Grade II), deep stupor (Grade III), decerebrate rigidity (Grade IV), and coma (Grade V). Compare Glasgow Coma Scale. [developed in the 1970s at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia]

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May 8th 2024

manoptoscope

manoptoscope

n. a hollow cone used for measuring eye dominance. The observer views a small target by placing the base of the cone near the eyes and then viewing the target through the small end of the cone while closing first one eye and then the other. The eye through which the target is actually seen is the dominant eye.