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alternate cover test

n.

A test for detecting phoria or strabismus in which one eye is covered for several seconds, and then the other eye is immediately covered while the person's attention is directed to a small fixation picture.

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Nearby words

alternans, alternant, alternate, alternate angles, alternate binaural loudness balance test, alternate cover test, alternate hemianesthesia, alternate host, alternate plumage, alternately, alternating calculus
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