To make things even more confusing, the U.S. military and some government agencies use the term CONUS to refer to the lower 48 United States. (Read more at Wiktionary). Many people assume that acronym stands for CONtinental. U.S. when it really stands for CONtiguous.
aphakia Aphakia literally means absence of crystalline lens from the eye. However, from the optical point of view, it may be considered a condition in which the lens is absent from the pupillary area. Aphakia produces a high degree of hypermetropia. Causes 1. Congenital absence of lens. It is a rare condition. 2. Surgical aphakia occurring after removal of lens is the commonest presentation. 3. Aphakia due to absorption of lens matter is noticed rarely after trauma in children. 4. Traumatic extrusion of lens from the eye also constitutes a rare cause of aphakia. 5. Posterior dislocation of lens in vitreous causes optical aphakia. Optics of aphakic eye Following optical changes occur after removal of crystalline lens: 1.
The Hawaiian language uses two diacritical markings. The âokina is a glottal stop, similar to the sound between the syllables of oh-oh.. In print, the correct mark for designating an âokina is the single open quote mark. The kahako is a macron, which lengthens and adds stress to the marked vowel. For example 'pau,' depending on placement of âokina and kahako, can mean completed, smudge, moist or skirt. The State of Hawaiâi and University of Hawaiâi strongly encourage use of Hawaiian diacritical markings.