See Also: pseudoglioma(medicine)

below (oh) and pseudoglioma (medicine)


below (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: LOW1]
in a lower place or position, or on a lower level
-opposite above above
::an animal that lives below ground
::Water was dripping onto the floor below.
::I could hear voices in the courtyard below my window.
::They camped a few hundred feet below the summit.
::There was an ugly scar below his left eye.
:: Down below, people were talking and laughing.
::Somewhere far below, a door slammed.
::The kitchen is directly below her bedroom.
::Captain Parker went below (=to the lower level of the ship) , leaving Clooney in charge.
of a lower rank or having a less important job than someone else
-opposite above above
::A captain is below a General.
::No one below the level of senior manager was present at the meeting.
and/or below
::officers of the rank of captain and below
less than a particular number, amount, level etc
-opposite above above
::Test scores below 50 were classed as 'unsatisfactory'.
::In June the rate of inflation fell below 3%.
::Tom's spelling is well below average (=much worse than the normal standard) .
below freezing/zero
(=lower than the temperature at which water freezes)
::In winter, temperatures dip to 40 degrees below freezing.
and/or below
::free Travel for children four years old and below
lower on the same page, or on a later page
-opposite above above
::Details of courses are listed below.
::For more information, see below.
-see also below par at par (2), below the belt at belt 1 (4)
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pseudoglioma (medicine)


pseudoglioma
<tumour> Any intraocular opacity liable to be mistaken for retinoblastoma.