RAISER
\ɹˈe͡ɪzə], \ɹˈeɪzə], \ɹ_ˈeɪ_z_ə]\
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One who raises; to raise a blockade, to remove the ships that make it, either voluntarily, or by their being driven away; to raise a purchase, among seamen, to dispose mechanical agents in such a way as to exert the force required; to raise a siege, to relinquish, on the part of the besieging force, the attempt to take a place, or to drive away from besieging it.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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Sporadic Retinoblastoma
- A malignant arising nuclear layer retina that is most primary eye in children. The tumor tends to occur early childhood or infancy present at birth. majority are sporadic, but condition may be transmitted as autosomal dominant trait. Histologic features include dense cellularity, small round polygonal cells, areas of calcification and necrosis. An abnormal pupil reflex (leukokoria); NYSTAGMUS; STRABISMUS; visual loss represent common clinical characteristics this condition. (From DeVita et al., Cancer: Principles Practice Oncology, 5th ed, p2104)