accommodation

accommodation definition - medical

ac·com·mo·da·tion (ə-kŏmˌə-dāˈshən)

noun
  1. The act or state of adjustment or adaptation.
  2. The automatic adjustment in the focal length of the lens of the eye to permit retinal focus of images of objects at varying distances.

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